Re: use of sand
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  • Subject: Re: use of sand
  • From: D* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2016 13:42:59 -0500
Title: Re: use of sand
Here in SE Wisconsin, our soil is the same, clay and basic.  One tactic I was taught regarding sand is not to use beach or playbox sand because of it’s fine and round grain, but rather to use what is sometimes called sharp sand, torpedo sand, or builders sand.  Larger grain with a much more coarse composition.  Works much better for me.  There is also a product called Turface, which looks like cat litter, but is a fired ceramic product, and is helpful in loosening up the soil.


-- Don Martinson
   Milwaukee, Wisconsin



On 9/4/16, 11:12 AM, "Kitty Morrissy" <1018@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

I’ve not heard of lime sand either. But then, it’s not something I’d use. Our soil here is clay and basic – meaning you don’t use sand or lime.
 
Kitty
 
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