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RE: Leaching concrete

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> >Margaret L wrote:
> >"Concrete leaches lime that is very alkaline into nearby soil.  That was my
> >point.  Margaret L"
> >
> >...I am wondering if you know if large rocks used for a rock wall have any
> >of the same effect?  I have a 75 foot long tiered garden that is bordered
> >with large rock.  They were not cemented together, but i have noticed that
> >certain vegtables that I've tried to grown in this space don't seem to do
>as
> >well as when they are planted in other beds.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tristan
> >Renton, Wa
>I wouldn't think rocks would leach lime. Has the soil been treated with
>anything?  Maybe you ought to rent a geiger counter and check those rocks.
>;-)))  Margaret L
>
>Margaret,
>
>I try and stay all organic, so the only thing I've treated the soil with
>since I've lived here (3 years) is compost, vermiculite, horse stall
>cleanings, and lots of TLC, which has produced beautiful, easily turned soil
>which is overrun with worms.  The rocks were brought in to the yard the year
>I moved in and the beds tiered then. The yard was basically a side of a hill
>until it was tired.  I think now, I will get a soil tester and see what the
>balance is in the soil.  I know my perennial herbs and flowers are doing
>wonderfully in this environment, but some of the veggies seem to be
>suffering over the past two years.  Beans and carrots seem to be doing the
>worse, and those should be the easiest things to grow.
>
>Thanks for the feedback.  Will let you know what I find from the test.
>
>Tristan
>Renton, WA

Some of my neighbors claim a herbicide still affects their yard after many 
years.  They claim a previous owner used a herbicide in part of the back 
yard, and they've owned the property for 7 or 8 years.  I don't know what 
herbicide that would be with such a residual effect, or even whether there 
is such a compound.  Margaret L


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