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Veggies and Black Walnut Trees

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dingoringo
Joined: 8/03/2008
Location: Westmont, IL
Posts: 2
Posted: Aug/03/2008 12:09 PM PST



I have a large black walnut tree and AFTER planting my garden found out about black walnut toxicity. Does anyone know how far away from the tree I must move my garden?

thanks!
sassmuffin blog photos
Joined: 2/16/2004
Location: west allis wisconsin
Posts: 891
Posted: Aug/03/2008 2:15 PM PST

From what I have read, it can be toxic for as far as a 60 to 80 foot radius.

Hope this helps

sass
dingoringo
Joined: 8/03/2008
Location: Westmont, IL
Posts: 2
Posted: Aug/04/2008 7:25 PM PST

Thanks, any chance I can move my tomato plants that have started to wilt and "save" them?
sassmuffin blog photos
Joined: 2/16/2004
Location: west allis wisconsin
Posts: 891
Posted: Aug/24/2008 5:45 PM PST

I'm not gonna make any type of a guess on that.. HEY STEREOMAN!
damethod blog photos
Joined: 5/04/2008
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 564
Posted: Oct/03/2008 7:58 PM PST

you should try the veggie or compost forum. Stereo is usually participating in those threads..
stereoman blog photos
Joined: 3/17/2008
Location: beautiful southern appalachians
Posts: 2168
Posted: Oct/04/2008 8:26 AM PST

Quote:
Originally posted by sassmuffin
HEY STEREOMAN!

I'm paying attention. I just had a lapse of umm, mentality.

One of my favorite clients says that whenever he calls. With the accent on "man". As in, Hey StereoMAN!

You were calling me because you know how I detest black walnut trees, right? I detest them because they are so selfish. They won't share their space with other plants. They have this oil in their leaves, in their roots, and especially in the green shells around the nuts, that leaches into the ground and cripples other growing things nearby.

So if you accidentally plant something near a black walnut, and it shows signs of weakness as a result, you have to get the SOIL off the poor thing. Or else you're moving the disease along with the patient.
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