Re: Grit; granite vs. limestone

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Grit; granite vs. limestone
• From: k*@comcast.net
• Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 21:50:30 +0000

There's plenty of limestone in my area, not sure about the natural
availability of granite around here. The bag of grit I bought a few weks
ago said it was granite.

Kitty

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> And when I lived in the central valley of California, grit was crushed 
> oyster shell. I think we have a common name problem here. Since it's 
> made for chicken's craws, you probably make it out of what you have 
> that's cheaper than the other stuff you have. 
> 
> On Friday, September 3, 2004, at 04:55 PM, James R. Fisher wrote: 
> 
> > Donna wrote: 
> >> I think we talked about this before- but for what ever reason can't 
> >> remember the out come... 
> >> Chicken grit- isn't that a somewhere between crushed/chunk type 
> >> limestone? Doesn't that change the ph of the soil? Would there be some 
> >> concern for really messing with the soil and having worse problems, or 
> >> then having to adjust with some chemical of sort to change the ph 
> >> back? Donna 
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
> > ++ 
> > Depends entirely where you live. If you're in the far midwest where 
> > there's 
> > no granite within 1000 miles but is underlain by limestone, then grit 
> > is 
> > limestone. If you're in the east where NC granite is easily available, 
> > then you can find granite grit (like me). 
> > -jrf 
> > -- 
> > Jim Fisher 
> > Vienna, Virginia USA 
> > 38.9 N 77.2 W 
> > USDA Zone 7 
> > Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C] 
> > 
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> Island Jim 
> Southwest Florida 
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> Zone 10a 
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
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