Lead In Vegetables From Garden Hose?

by Debra Lynn Dadd | Aug 31, 2009 | Q & A | 0 comments

Question from Rose Pignolet

Hi, Debra.

First of all thank you for your work on the web site. I love it!

I have a question about garden vegetables. I know now that garden hose contain lots of chemicals including lead. We just moved in to new home with garden which was watered by unsafe garden hose for years, now I have children who will eat this veggies and bought new lead toxin free drinking water safe garden hose, but I thought what if dirt is contaminated with toxin by years of watering. Is it still there? Is it going to be in the new veggies? If so, What can I do to minimize it? Please let me know if you know anything. (should I dig out dirt and put organic dirt in? Which will be very expensive…)

Thank you for your help

Sincerely,

Rose