Re: Amending clay soil?

To quote the garden guy Paul James sand and clay make concrete.  You would
be better off using compost peat moss or something like natures helper
mixed in with it.  Also a good mulch used will help keep it from going back
to its old hard clay self in a few years by continuing to break down into
the soil layers.  Jim

Allan wrote:

> I'd appreciate some advise on amending a heavy soil. Some suggest sand,
> certain types
> of sand, compost, gypsum and mixtures of these....
>
> My soil is quite heavy. Compressed in a fist, it forms a solid ball.
> It's black and breaks
> apart, but doesn't drain well. I think it has a lot of clay, but isn't
> all clay.
>
> I was thinking about 4" of "builder's sand" and 4" of well decomposed
> compost tilled in
> well. Is this a good idea? The gypsum also seems like a good idea.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Allan
>
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