RE: RE: Fertilizer - growth inhibitors

Gypsum is the standard amendment for clay. One of the local nurseries
characterized native soils as red adobe clay softened with rocks. I use
gypsum, compost, alfalfa hay in bale form, 15-15-15 with 10% sulfur all
rototilled full depth as my standard bed preparation. I have also used
alfalfa pellets in the bottom of the planting hole.

Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
harold@directcon.net <h*@directcon.net>
www.beautiful-view-iris.com


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From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of
Donald Eaves
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:53 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] RE: Fertilizer - growth inhibitors


Our local Ace Hardware sells a bag of some kind of meal type additive for
organic gardening.  I've never tried it, but am always interested in
anything that I can add to my clay.  The label lists ground up corn as one
of the primary components.  I think it has molasses along with several other
iingredients.  Can't recall the brand name.  If I remember I'll look the
next time I'm there and see what it contains.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA

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