Re: clay soil

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• To: Multiple recipients of list SQFT <S*@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU>
• Subject: Re: clay soil
• From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
• Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 21:19:37 -0400

At 05:22 PM 2/22/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Does anyone know whether it is beneficial to add just plain sand to clayish
>soil..such as the kind for children's sandboxes, or would I need to do more
>specific research on exact fixes? I haven't yet contacted the county
>extention office so don't know the exact problems.
>
>Cheralyn
>Zone 6 in Boise Idaho
>
>
I have clay soil too, so i've been following this thread closely.

Every source i read and every person i hear from says that adding sand to
clay soil will produce something resembling concrete. The universal
recommendation is organic matter--compost and peat moss. Other possibilities
previously mentioned in this thread include perlite, gypsum and vermiculite.

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