Skip to main content

PLEASE NOTE:
"Poisonous" does not mean deadly. Some manifestations of toxicity are subtle. The dose, as always, determines if a plant is safe source of nutrients or a toxic hazard.

Frequently (and not so frequently) Asked Questions

Simple keyword search (one or two words only)

 


BRIEF: Can a black walnut stump poison a garden?


QUESTION:
>A person in our gardening club is planning on planting a vegetable garden >on the sight where a black walnut stump is buried. Is there any danger >eating the produce if it is grown there?

ANSWER:
No, I don't think so, but plant growth may be a little slow there the first year or so after the tree was cut down.