Your best growing conditions would come from a soil that is amended with organic material such as compost, peat or low-salt, or a well composted manure. A soil that is loose and well-drained with a deep depth for plants to root is best. Raised beds could accomplish this for example. A deep, well-drained soil allows salts to be moved beyond the root zone of plants with watering (leached) and prevents salt build-up around the roots. There is nothing that counteracts salts. It is a matter of managing them with good drainage so irrigation water carries the dissolved salts away from plant roots. For more information, go to: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07235.html^^^

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