Re: RABITT You Know What
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- Subject: Re: RABITT You Know What
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 18:03:34 -0600 (MDT)
mikesmom@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> Thanks Howard. I think I'll take the Rabbit breeder up on his offer. My
> yard is an OLD cotton field. I've lived in the house since the beginning
> (23 years) so I know the ground dirt is worn out. I've put in nutrients,
> but, it doesn't seem to last long enough. Two days after a good rain,
> the soil cracks wide enough to put your finger in.
>
> I will probably grind the you know what down to a powder and spread it
> around the plants. I may just put it down on the rest of the lawn also.
Sounds like you need a big load of plain old organic matter as well as
fertilizer.
Out here we use redwood soil conditioner or the bedding material that is
put in horse stalls (before and after it is used there...)
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
