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Re: clay soil

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> From: Cheralyn Hale <squirely@RMCI.NET>
> 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.
>
I have heard many contradictary things about adding sand to a clay soil.  I
have added only a little sand to certain spots of my hard packed 90+% clay,
rest silt, soil in trying to break it up.  The result was less than
impressive, OK when wet, but hard as a rock when it dried up.  Other people
I have talked to have reported great results by adding tons of sand to
their clay.

About the best thing I have done was add tons of compost and green manures.
 Made the soil in my garden beds friable in about two years.

Hope this helps,

Cliff Parker
Bangor, ME
zone 5a
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