Re: Clay soil
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Clay soil
- From: N* J* <j*@csn.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 08:59:18 -0600 (MDT)
>>
>> The 'general' garden advice works for _most_ of the country...we in the
>> Alky West need to be aware that we are NOT the norm!
>
>Nancy,
>
>I'm just down the road a bit from you and sawdust poses no alkilinity
>problem that I am aware of here. I'll check further though. It does hit
>the nitrogen in the soil pretty hard as it decomposes, though.
>Ross
Bless you, Ross....THAT'S why I was advised against using it. We have to
work hard to keep enough nitrogen in the soil anyway (as Lucinda pointed
out). Sawdust compounds the problem.
Nancy Jentzsch
Southern Colorado
Zone 5 - Sunset zone 2
