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Re: John Innes seed compost

None are the silver sand.  The Builder's sand is what I would call 'sharp'.
  For heaven's sake, don't get the Sakrete...it's a ready mix concrete
product...add water and you have concrete.   Sandbox sand is generally very
fine and mason's sand is good for putting in the cracks of dry laid brick
or flagstone walks, but not for garden uses.  I use 'builder's' sand,
sometimes called 'concrete' sand around here.  What you want is sand with
the largest aggregate in it because you want it to provide good drainage. 
Really find sand doesn't do that as well, IMO.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor:  Gardening in Shade
http://www.suite101.com

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> From: Janet Nancy Yang <jaguarjy@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: John Innes seed compost
> Date: Sunday, June 15, 1997 1:06 PM
> 
> Exactly how fine are "sharp sand" and "silver sand"? 
> Around here I can buy mason's sand, sand for a child's sandbox, 
> builder's sand (coarser than mason's sand), and Sakrete (don't know 
> where that fits in). Which of these are sharp, and which are silver?
> 
> Janet
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