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Old 08-24-2009, 05:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Excessive Salt

Do you know if your soil is saline, sodic (high sodium concentration) or both?

If your soil is saline, you can heavily water the soil and keep it moist. It is important that you fix up the soil if you have any drainage problems (which could be part of the problem). You wouldn't want to add gypsum in this case as it may add to the problem.

For sodic, you can add anything that will displace sodium on the CEC. If you don't want to add calcium (gypsum) you can also use something with magnesium such as Epsom salts.
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