Return-Path: Received: from fort-point-station.mit.edu by po12.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id NAA25401; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:32:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from opal.haven.org ([64.46.152.31]) by fort-point-station.mit.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id NAA28938; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:32:18 -0500 (EST) Received: (from list@localhost) by opal.haven.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id NAA13447; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:20:47 -0500 Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:20:47 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: opal.haven.org: list set sender to elbow-joints-request@haven.org using -f Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:20:49 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200101101820.NAA18376@small-gods.mit.edu> From: "Linda L. Julien" To: elbow-joints@haven.org In-reply-to: (message from Hugh McManus on Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:44:58 -0500) Subject: Re: Green Lead Extraction References: <200101081825.NAA06523@small-gods.mit.edu> <200101070039.TAA11920@deepspace.media.mit.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20010108102526.00afd920@exchange> Resent-Message-ID: <"MIl_V.0.2I3.-VANw"@opal.haven.org> Resent-From: elbow-joints@haven.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/2296 X-Loop: elbow-joints@haven.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: elbow-joints-request@haven.org X-Evolution: 00000046-0000 I realize that I could leech lead out of the soil with well-chosen plants. However, my yard is probably smaller than my living room. If I want to grow edible stuff, the better answer might be to just have the top N inches of dirt carted away and replaced with good stuff. Info about the UMass soil testing lab can be found at: http://www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest/ Soil tests are cheap, apparently. Linda -- Archive is at http://www.earthsign.com/elbowjoints/index.html sub/unsub elbow-joints-request@haven.org