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Re: John Innes seed compost

My favorite sand to use for sharp sand is pool sand. It is very uniform in
size. You can usually get a discount on broken bags from pool suppliers. If
you want to use builders sand you will have to wash it to get the fine
particles out to make it sharp sand. 

Sally Perkins zone 5b-6a Salem, NH  




At 03:39 AM 6/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>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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