CULT: Culture and heaving
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- Subject: CULT: Culture and heaving
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:54:42 -0700 (MST)
><< I now cover the new rhzs with 1/2-3/4" COARSE builders sand sometime
>between planting and freeze time...little or no heaving,little or no rot. I'm
>not saying that this is right, but seems to work here. >>
>
>Actually, I believe Fritz Kohlein recommends this practice. I have been
>concerned with the possibility of the sand holding moisture close to the
>rhizome for long periods and have thus used a similar covering but of a very
>light and friable soil mix to avoid sun scald in the winter. I assume this
>moisture and the accompanying ventilation question is why you have used the
>coarser sand?
I've used both fine sand and coarse sand as anti-cricket mulches. Light
sand, such as is sold for play sand, holds water once went and blocks the
passage of water when dry. Coarse sand, such as the No. 3 medium grade
builder's sand, lets water drain through and dries quickly.
Coarse sand good, fine sand bad.
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock USDA ZONE 7b
