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Re: Help -- Soil Prep // THANK YOU!!!

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Jan, Joe and JC. Wonderful. I really appreciate it. 

Bye, noq!! -- off to mix some soil. (Yes, it CAN be complex. Very.)

Patricia

At 01:26 PM 6/2/99 EDT, you wrote:
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>Patricia,
>
>I use a modified version of Mel's formula to mix soil.  I broke it down into 
>smaller quantities mathematically to get the # of parts of each ingredient 
>since I usually only mix one wheelbarrow full at a time.  I use a shovel as 
>my measuring tool and don't get too hung up on being exact (which is 
>uncharacteristic of my normally obsessive behavior!)  So far it's worked 
>great!  I use the same mixture for outdoor potting soil.  I buy vermiculite, 
>lime, fertilizer and peat moss at the nearby AGWAY and make my own compost.  
>I get a 1 ton of construction sand in the spring and use it throughout the 
>season and I use the ashes from my fireplace.  So far so good.
>
>9 shovels peat moss
>6 shovels vermiculite
>6 shovels compost  (I highly recommend sifting through 1/2" mesh)
>5 shovels sand
>1 shovel wood ashes
>about 1 cup lime
>about 1 cup all-purpose (10-10-10) fertilizer
>
>Mix well and use freely!!!!  I also top-dress with pure compost.  It's good 
>for the plants and looks great -- very dark.
>
>Who ever thought that dirt could be so complex!!!
>
>Best wishes!
>
>Joe -- Zone 6b
>Langhorne, PA
>
>Feeling more and more like my grandfathers ... both came from Italy in the 
>early 1900s and both had gardens well into their 90s.  I'm 37 as of today and 
>hope to be as lucky!
>
>
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