Re: CULT: Adding sand as soil amendment
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Adding sand as soil amendment
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- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 06:38:40 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Loberg wrote:
> Although I've heard several threads talking about amendments, pros and
> cons... most recently about the Humor in OK, one thing I've not heard much
> talk about... does anyone add sand or equivalent in large quantities to
> their iris garden beds? Not just a covering, but till it in? I don't
> need to because my soil already drains well, but as I think about those who
> say they have clay or heavy clay, I'm just wondering if adding huge amounts
> of sand (or course builders sand as Rosalie once said) would help. Not as
> a substitute for other nutrients, but to lighten the soil and make it drain
> better. Anyone with reports on using sand?
> Kitty Loberg northern Calif.
There was a discussion about this a couple of years ago on this list and
some people said they got cement if they didn't add organic matter first
like compost or lots of peat moss.
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Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, SIGNA, Iris-talk, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
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