RE: Clay soil
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: RE: Clay soil
- From: M*@fin.gc.ca (Mark, Maureen)
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 07:18:47 -0600 (MDT)
We have tried a number of ways of amending the soil. The newest best we =
used a lot of Triple Mix. I do not recommend this. We have had more rot =
problems from this bed than from the other beds. We are going back to peat =
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moss which is the time-honoured way of loosening clay. Subsequent years we =
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add mushroom compost and of course alfalfa.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4) -- where after 10 years we are holding the clay at =
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bay.
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From: Ross Bishop
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Clay soil
Date: Monday, August 11, 1997 1:53PM
I am embarking on the creation of a new iris bed in our heavy clay soil.
I notice that a number of you have done the same and wondered if you had
any suggestions as to how best to prepare the bed for iris?
Ross
In Santa Fe where they make bricks from the clay
