Lead

Coming off the NYTimes article, has anyone in the neighborhood had their soil tested for lead?

I planted some radishes, peas, etc in our backyard and it won't be the end of the world if I can't eat them (I am going to get a soil test done) but I was just curious in the meantime if anyone else had theirs tested and what the results were like...

I heard about this article, but am going to take my chances.

I am curious if your radishes grow..and if so, what's the trick? I planted some last year and they didn't come up

Yep, when we moved in 2004. Sent it upto Cornell. All was aok

Been living off our garden every summer since then!

Nice to hear, thank you! I think we will get the test done just for peace of mind. I'll post the results.

As for the radishes, I dunno. I bought a bunch of different seeds and cultivated them in a little plastic hothouse (got it at lowes). The radishes came up like crazy, right off the bat. In the garden they really got going. I put them in basically full sun...lots of water thanks to all the rain. That is all I know! After 7 years in a third floor apartment every moment in the garden is a revelation to me

Good luck. Keep us posted.

I was a roof top gardener for 15 yrs before getting a yard.

thanks, Nico...I lived in a second floor apartment for 10 years and last year was my first attempt at gardening...I do very well with tomatoes....other things are hit or miss