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Old 08-25-2009, 10:06 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Excessive Salt

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Originally Posted by bencelest View Post
I am confused with the question.
The salts I know came from the fertilizers you put on the plants or common table salt. Where else can it come from if not from water, food or fertilizer??
Other possibilities include: surface soil, upwelling from subsurface soils, runoff during rain season, flux from neighboring swimming pool discharge, residues from pesticides/herbicides.

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Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
As for the solution. I'm not sure there is one. Grow salt tolerant plants I guess.
It's not clear that Kim actually has excessive salt in the soil.
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