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Hello grapes,
I am trying to turn a concrete/gravel/decking desert into a back garden.
A large part of the area had been covered in slate chippings over a weed membrane with about two inches of a grey gravel/sand mix underneath. (I assume as some sort of token sub-base / drainage.
) Whilst digging over the site, I would sometimes notice an odd smell, but didn't really think anything of it.
Today, I dug a hole and planted some perennials in another part of the garden where the slate covering had still been intact. Whilst kneeling down, I noticed that the odd smell seemed to come from the grey gravel/sand stuff underneath the weed membrane. It seemed so far-fetched, I almost thought I was imagining things, so I got my husband to verify and he confirmed it. (Does anyone else do this?
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The smell is quite unpleasant, sort of heavy and chemical-like. Reminds me a bit of the smell when a road is being freshly surfaced. Does anyone have any idea what that could be? Or maybe found something similar in their garden?
I am wondering now if there is anything toxic in that gravel stuff that my family will end up eating if I grow fruit and vegetables in the garden...
I am trying to turn a concrete/gravel/decking desert into a back garden.
A large part of the area had been covered in slate chippings over a weed membrane with about two inches of a grey gravel/sand mix underneath. (I assume as some sort of token sub-base / drainage.
) Whilst digging over the site, I would sometimes notice an odd smell, but didn't really think anything of it.Today, I dug a hole and planted some perennials in another part of the garden where the slate covering had still been intact. Whilst kneeling down, I noticed that the odd smell seemed to come from the grey gravel/sand stuff underneath the weed membrane. It seemed so far-fetched, I almost thought I was imagining things, so I got my husband to verify and he confirmed it. (Does anyone else do this?
)The smell is quite unpleasant, sort of heavy and chemical-like. Reminds me a bit of the smell when a road is being freshly surfaced. Does anyone have any idea what that could be? Or maybe found something similar in their garden?
I am wondering now if there is anything toxic in that gravel stuff that my family will end up eating if I grow fruit and vegetables in the garden...
)
as it has a grey-blueish colour, but doesn't look like slate... Although there are no pieces bigger than 1cm in it. The smell lessens when the grit has been exposed to the air for a while.
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