Re: Another Name for Red Earth (was Seedlings that refuse to develop
- Subject: Re: Another Name for Red Earth (was Seedlings that refuse to develop
- From: T* a* M* R*
- Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:15:47 +1200
bb wrote:
> I've also planted few of them in the garden in mediterranean zone, red earth
> (is there another name for such soil in english?).
Branka
I am sure you will be amused to know such soil is sometimes referred to
in English writings as "Terra Rossa". There are a few red soils in
England, in Devon in the southwest, and just about all the tropical
soils I rememeber in East Africa were red also, but I don't think they
had a specific name.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan
Wainuiomata - at the Southern tip of North Island, NZ,
Lat 41°15'S, Long 174°58'E (Antipodes of Spain/Southern France)
