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  • Answered by
    Cathy on
    July 30, 2011
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    If those are vegetable plants, then yes remove and discard them. You may be able to salvage others. You can use dry kitty litter or check your auto parts store for oil absorbant litter. LIghtly spread that over the area and allow it to absorb as much of the oil as possible. Rake up and remove the litter, dig down and see if the oil has penetrated more deeply. At that point, I would recommend you dig it up, discard and add new non-contaminated soil to the area. Mix the new soil in and around those plants that were affected, that should help them recover.

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    Nikki on
    August 3, 2011
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    You can try a little nitrogen to balance the phosphorus. You can also plant some blooming annuals in that soil. They need lots of phosphorus to bloom and will help to use up the phosphorus in the soil.

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    Susan75023 on
    August 5, 2011
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    Would suggest the addition of organic material such as compost. This can be purchased if you cannot make your own - also mulching helps hold in moisture with dramatic results.

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    Nikki on
    August 22, 2011
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    Heather on
    September 5, 2011
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    If you will only be adding an inch or 2 to the area with the topsoil, you can leave the plants in the ground and just fill in around them. If you will be adding more than that, I would recommend that you lift the plants and replant them after the topsoil is down.

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    Nikki on
    September 15, 2011
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    Because sooty canker is a fungus, we would recommend that you either treat the soil with a fungicide or let the area rest for a year before you plant something else there.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    October 29, 2011
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    It sounds like you may have a high water table where you live, which you will not be able to correct. You may want to consider gardening in raised beds. This will allow you to lift the plants out of the waterlogged soil and grow them in well draining soil. Raised beds can be build from rocks or wood and can look very stylish in the landscape.

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