Adding Clay vs Bentonite to your garden to raise the CEC.
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- Subject: Adding Clay vs Bentonite to your garden to raise the CEC.
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:41:17 EST
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Wayne:
I thought about adding actual clay to my garden as there is almost none in
the soil as is. My CEC is 23 and so I just went out and bought some humus. I
can deal with 40 pound bags of humus much easier than I can deal with clay
even if it did come in bags in a powder form. Bentonite is something I am
unfamiliar with. Where do you get it? What does it cost? Has anyone actually
tried it? What is the more long range effect of adding it? Is it stable?
Humus is the final breakdown product of organic material. It is what is left
after the soil bacteria has done their thing. It continues to break down but
very slowly. Bentonite?
Marv in Altoona
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