Re: Limestone soil amendment (was Daylight savings time)
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Limestone soil amendment (was Daylight savings time)
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:49:13 -0600 (CST)
> Do you have other perennials growing in this soil mix? I was thinking
> it might suit some of the prairie species that grow naturally in a
> gravelly, dry soil and also wondered if lavendar might be happy in a
> similar mix.
I do have other things growing in it, but I don't know yet whether
or not they've survived. :) Most of the plants that I put into it
were native prairie species like Ruellia humilis (wild petunia),
Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star (which is actually leafing out
now!!!)), Viola pedata (birdsfoot violet), etc...
I probably wasn't too clear about my mix, so I'll go into a little
more detail... Usually it includes
1 part garden soil (mostly clay :)
1 part paving base (like very coarse sand)
1 part crushed limestone
1 part compost
Everything's mixed together. If the plant prefers more "starved"
conditions then I skip the compost and up the garden soil to 2 parts.
Like I said, things worked pretty well with it last year. Geum triflorum,
Viola pedata, and Geranium renardii have all been irrigated daily in this
mix without any adverse effects.
Chris
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