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Posted by on April 20, 2007, 12:22 pm
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> > Hi All,
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > I've already shut down the softener and will remediate the drainage
> > right away directing the discharge to the house sewage system where it
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> careful if u have septic system. may overload it causing a different
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> > In the mean time I'm wondering what to do with my scorched
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> > - 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?
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> certain grasses grow at the beach with lots of salt water.
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> > Thank you in advance for your answers.
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> > -Tom B
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That's definitely a valid insight, Apu, but I'm on public sewage. I
worry about my cast iron drain stack corroding from the salt, but I
don't think it should cause a huge problem. Cast iron tends to coat
up on the inside thereby protecting itself.
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