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Posted by Oren on April 20, 2007, 7:01 pm
wrote:
>trbo20 wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> This is more of a lawn and garden question, but I didn't get much
>> response on that group. I thought I'd try here since this group tends
>> to attract a wide variety of expertise.
>>
>> I recently purchased a new home and have noticed a large area in my
>> back yard that looked like death on roots. The grass was brown, a
>> dozen or so smaller trees, one mature forsythia, a small rhododendron
>> were all dead. A large Weeping Willow is on its last legs.
>>
>> When I investigated the problem, it didn't take me long to realize
>> what was causing it. The previous owner ran the drain tube for his
>> water softener into a sump pit in the basement. He then channeled
>> the
>> discharge from the pit to the affected spot at the back of my lawn.
>> Every time the softener cycled, it flushed a potent load of salt
>> water
>> onto the root systems killing everything.
>>
>> I've already shut down the softener and will remediate the drainage
>> right away directing the discharge to the house sewage system where
>> it
>> belongs. In the mean time I'm wondering what to do with my scorched
>> earth.
>>
>> - Is there a way I can test the soil salinity to determine the extent
>> of my problem?
>> - Will rain water eventually wash the problem away? The roof gutters
>> discharge to the same location so there's plenty of irrigation.
>> - Is there something I can plant in the damaged area that loves salt,
>> and possibly even eats it up?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>
>Dunno. There are places the Romans salted (Carthage, et al) 2000 years ago
>that are still sterile.
>
>Maybe you could wait it out?
>
Those folks waiting out the adverse affects; of a Tsunami on farm
land need dollars and remediation of salt from the ocean. Our USDA is
helping.
--
Oren
"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"
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