How can you remove toxins from soil to prepare for organic food farming?
I hate copy & paste, but in this case I’m not really a plant expert, so I have to rely on experts for the answers. To that end, I found a nice blog post that lists several plants for specific contaminants. Hope this helps. • Brake fern (Pteris vittata) is used to remove arsenic from soil. It is native to the Southeastern part of the United States so will be hardy in Georgia. It is a fern that tolerates sun quite well. • Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and Abyssinian Mustard (Brassica carinata) are two members of the mustard family that appear to be best at removing large quantities of chromium, lead, copper, and nickel. • Corn (Zea mays) can take up high levels of lead. • Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sp.) has been used to remove contaminants at the Chernobyl site. • Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) have been used to clean up radioactive Chernobyl water. • Other plants that have been used to clean up toxins are spinach, carrots, peas, Asiatic dayflower, and lamb’s-quarters. • Compost tea ca
