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Gardening

kurtzapril4

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20. I've got what the soil people call

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 11:26 PM

Jan 2013

silty clay loam. It's not great, but it's okay. I live near Crystal Lake. I do have to amend the hell out of it to get it to perform like the soil where I grew up....Lombard. That stuff was black prairie gold!

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chicago's hidden farms [View all] mopinko Jan 2013 OP

One thing I really miss about living in Chicago is the rich, black soil. jillan Jan 2013 #1

Same as in Michigan Michigan-Arizona Jan 2013 #2

my soil actually kinda sucks. mopinko Jan 2013 #4

I've got what the soil people call kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #20

yeah, like aurora. mopinko Jan 2013 #21

Grow your own! JEB Jan 2013 #3

The black soil was what helped settle the area. jerseyjack Jan 2013 #5

The Potawatomi called the Nodding Onion - Che-ca-gou rosesaylavee Jan 2013 #14

Moved from Will County... GTurck Jan 2013 #6

My utopian dream is seeing a garden on every rooftop. gtar100 Jan 2013 #7

Just make sure to test your soil for lead. You don't want to poison yourself inadvertantly... scubadude Jan 2013 #8

first, i am building a lot of new soil with composting mopinko Jan 2013 #9

If you are using urban soil, have it tested. Simple enough. scubadude Jan 2013 #10

arsenic and mercury fall from the sky here. mopinko Jan 2013 #11

I urge potential uban gardeners to have their soils tested. scubadude Jan 2013 #12

i don't think i am safe. i think i am doomed. mopinko Jan 2013 #13

One question - how is it that all the roofs are sturdy enough to handle truedelphi Jan 2013 #15

that is a big barrier to there being even more than there are. mopinko Jan 2013 #16

The Chicago Fire of 1873 truedelphi Jan 2013 #17

1871 mopinko Jan 2013 #18

I had never heard that "comet-fire" theory. truedelphi Jan 2013 #19

things haven't changed tthhhaaaaatt much. mopinko Jan 2013 #22