Re: [cg] leaning community garden soil

2002-10-27 Thread Deborah Mills
Actually Springtails are a sign of healthy soil filled with organic matter. When it comes to potted plants, Springtails can be a nuisance. I recommend letting the pot dry out in-between watering since they like the moist habitat. I did send a sample of the Springtail that was found in the

Re: [cg] leaning community garden soil

2002-10-27 Thread Adam36055
In a message dated 10/27/02 8:42:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, Adam36055 writes: We received a query from a member of your garden group about a month ago. You may want to go into the archives of this ACGA listserve at A HREF=http://www.hort.net/lists/community_garden/;community_garden

[cg] leaning community garden soil

2002-10-26 Thread Ms Save the Ron Mandella community Garden
Hi I am from a community garden in Sacramento. Our garden is 30 years old and soil tresting just revealed that there is lead, arsenic, DDT and PAH in the soil. The state wants to destroy our garden to clean up the land and then build condos on it. Does anyone know of ways to clean thsose

Re: [cg] leaning community garden soil

2002-10-26 Thread Deborah Mills
control and for reasons unknown to science. - Original Message - From: Ms Save the Ron Mandella community Garden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: [cg] leaning community garden soil Hi I am from a community garden in Sacramento