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Re: [SG] Internet Message--Green Sand(Reply)

In a message dated 98-04-04 07:49:32 EST, you write:

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 What is this "Green Sand" you speak of? Never heard of it before.
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I think the full name is Jersey green sand. It is slightly coarser than beach
sand and I think it is collected from the seabed off the Atlantic coast. It
has a very low nitrogen content. The view is that it makes blue hostas bluer.
It is also a nutrient.

If you have all of The Hosta Journals and the indicies, check under the
author's name Zumbar. He wrote an article extolling its virtues.

I really don't know whether it helps much.It does make our native clay mo
re friable. I am doing an experiment with 11 potted hostas(same varieties) and
one of the group is getting no additives except Green Sand.
I'll keep you posted.

A 50 lb. bag costs around $9 here in Indianapolis.

Clyde Crockett z5 ccredux@aol.com Indianapolis IN
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