Dee
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 | | 8/02/2009 18:55 |
| We recently had a massive oil spill where approximately 500 litres of oil spilt into our garden, it is due to be dug up and cleaned but I am afraid I will not be able to grow grass there again, anyone I have spoken to has told me after an oil spill any sort of growing is affected in that particular spot, can anyone tell me if this is true and if there is a solution ? | | | |
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paul
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| | 8/03/2009 2:04 |
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Posted By Dee on 8/02/2009 12:55
We recently had a massive oil spill where approximately 500 litres of oil spilt into our garden, it is due to be dug up and cleaned but I am afraid I will not be able to grow grass there again, anyone I have spoken to has told me after an oil spill any sort of growing is affected in that particular spot, can anyone tell me if this is true and if there is a solution ?
i think you have to wait or put some additional land fill on your garden of course i presumed that you had already dug out the part of the oil spill..in that way you can start planting again with the new soil on it.. | | | |
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PappaG133
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| | 8/03/2009 3:20 |
| I would suggest putting some new fill as well as heavily watering the area to help dilute the oil in the ground. It will take some time to clean up that mess | | | |
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mamabear
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| | 8/03/2009 8:40 |
| Take out as much of the oil as possible before you fill it with new garden soil. That way, less oil will leach into the ground water below, or none at all. You can then use new garden soil to plant into the space. As you water the new plants, remaining oil that was not removed will gradually sink into the soil. | | | |
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millionaireman
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| | 8/03/2009 9:58 |
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Posted By Dee on 8/02/2009 12:55
We recently had a massive oil spill where approximately 500 litres of oil spilt into our garden, it is due to be dug up and cleaned but I am afraid I will not be able to grow grass there again, anyone I have spoken to has told me after an oil spill any sort of growing is affected in that particular spot, can anyone tell me if this is true and if there is a solution ?
Did you take immediate action to your problem? Before it gets worse, you should have taken out the damaged one. Fill the affected area with healthy soil. In due time, you will be able to use it again.  | | | |
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antkmom
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| | 8/03/2009 13:51 |
| You have heard right. You will have to clean out that area and start from scratch. If you try to replant over the oil spill, I don't think it is going to work for you.
What a pain! I would start from scratch and be patient. | | | |
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PappaG133
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| | 8/04/2009 15:52 |
| Definitely is going to take more time than you think. Don't rush it or all the work will just be useless | | | |
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Ricardo
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| | 8/04/2009 16:11 |
| I've never personally had to deal with that amount of an oil spill, but your situation reminds me of the construction that happened across the street.
There used to be a metal fabrication plant there and the ground had to be "reconditioned" which basically meant replacing the top soil. I think it was because of the seepage of the cutting fluid that was used in the plant. The property looks fine now, but there's limited lawn or shrub area.
Good luck with your cleanup. | | | |
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