Re: CULT: Gypsum?


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Jim Gibbons wrote:
>  > Although I garden on an old sand dune, rather that a brick pit, my clay
> neighbors have recommended a material called Permatill, (or VoleBlock) which
> is a fired material that apparently opens up clay (and blocks voles). Info
> at http://www.permatill.com.  I thinking of trying that new gelatinous stuff
> which is reputed to hold water.
> 

Jim,

I would think that the gelatinous stuff would work well for you. A bit
on the expensive side though. I used it in my PCI beds to provide more
even water availability since we don't get as much rain as the PCI
native environment.

John                     | "There be dragons here"
                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
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