• Tar_Alcaran
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    66 months ago

    Should my yard just be grass?

    Definitely not!

    Why shouldn’t I plant something I can eat in it?

    Because a terrifyingly large percentage of soil is very polluted, and really isn’t suitable for growing food. If you eat a lot of homegrown food, getting the soil tested for (at least) heavy metals is probably a good idea, especially if you have little kids or pregnant people.

    • Grubberfly 🔮
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      26 months ago

      how/where do tests for soil are made? didnt know i had to check for that here in Mx.

      • Tar_Alcaran
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        36 months ago

        Honestly, there are no good home tests for heavy metals, and there definitely aren’t any for everything else.

        If you eat mostly home-grown food, you can Google around for labs that do testing near you. You should be prepared for something near a 100 dollar bill though, for heavy metal tests. If you eat a 15 homegrown tomatoes and some herbs a year, then I personally wouldn’t bother testing.