soil testing & phytoremediation?
does anyone have recommendations for 1) someone to test our back yard soil for heavy metals; and/or 2) a landscape or gardening store where they have books and/or can provide advice about phytoremediation? i’ve seen recommendations over the last few days for “green” gardeners, but we have no budget so are looking for DIY methods…
does anyone have recommendations for 1) someone to test our back yard soil for heavy metals; and/or 2) a landscape or gardening store where they have books and/or can provide advice about phytoremediation? i’ve seen recommendations over the last few days for “green” gardeners, but we have no budget so are looking for DIY methods that hopefully involve something other than carting the old soil away and bringing in new.
I had my soil analyzed by Cornell ( http://cnal.cals.cornell.edu/ ) and I think that of the forms (on this page http://cnal.cals.cornell.edu/forms/SubmissionForms.aspx ) the “Environmental” one is the one you’d want to submit for metals.
thanks. i’ll check these both out.
plant list info
http://www.cee.vt.edu/ewr/environmental/teach/gwprimer/phyto/phyto.html#plant
http://www.cee.vt.edu/ewr/environmental/teach/gwprimer/phyto/phyto.html#plant
hers is a list
See the calendar for Old Westbury Gardens: http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/cal_05_09.htm
May 1-3, 2009: Spring plant sale and gardening weekend, free soil testing, and a chance to speak with master gardeners from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau County Horticulture Program.