Re: Re:Clay soil ( was TB hardiness)
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re:Clay soil ( was TB hardiness)
- From: S* B*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 06:40:37 -0700
Hi
I have been using a product called "Profile - Professional Soil
Conditioner" for the last couple of years.
It is ceramic fullers earth granules and it really works well in clay
soil.
Sandra
gardenhous@aol.com wrote:
>
> laurief@paulbunyan.net
> http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
> zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
> Laurie,
>
> I impirted soil to make raised beds and got many different kinds of
> screened
> loam. The first kind was perfect, which gives me faith. One kind
> turned out
> to be sandy mixed with manure. It looked great when it first came. The
> iris
> rotted and now all i have is sandy gravel soil. Another type was
> compost that
> was light and airy with out body. Those iris dried out, heaved etc.
> The
> third type was fine looking but very clayish when wet. Those iris
> there had
> lots of rot. So I mixed the compost with the clay and got a better
> mixture.
> Also I used super phosphate last fall and my bloom really improved. So
> I
> think your clayish soil is causing you problems. My problems are
> compounded
> with the iris borer. But this year Jesses Song has been out for about
> three
> weeks and is just magnificent. And Larry Gaulter , Berry Sherbet and
> Blenheim
> Royal are outstanding.
> Thank you Suttons.
>
> Doreen F. McCabe gardenhous@aol.com
>
>
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