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Dirt Doctor Newsletter 2015
Detox for Contaminated Soil
Every year I get questions from new homeowners and victims of chemical lawn care companies about what can be done to decontaminate their properties. Here's an update on the detox program.
If your soil has been contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic and chromium in treated lumber or creosote in railroad ties, or with lead and arsenic from iron supplements, or if the contamination is from toxic pesticides like permethrin, MSMA, 2,4-D, Roundup, Sevin or petroleum spills, the solution is the same. No, digging the soil out and hauling it off is not the answer. That just moves the problem from point A to point B.
First, stop the contamination if it continues in any way. Second, apply fine textured humates or activated charcoal. Fine textured zeolite can be mixed with the carbon products or applied separately.
The next step is to spray and drench the problem area with Garrett Juice plus orange oil or D-Limonene at 2 ounces per gallon of mix. The carbon products (humates and charcoal) will tie up the contaminants; Garrett Juice and orange oil stimulate the microbes to feed on and breakdown the toxic molecules. Liquid molasses is in the Garrett Juice mix but adding additional molasses to the Garrett Juice mixture will help speed up the decontamination process. Adding a beneficial microbe product will speed up the process even more.
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Naturally yours,
Howard Garrett
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