RE: Precious Doll
- Subject: RE: [sibrob] Precious Doll
- From: "Char Holte" c*@wi.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:55:56 -0500
- Thread-index: AcXCpAOO1xoynatPQruonU5MmW6eHgAH3V6A
Hi,
Where is Adam C when we need him?
Char , New Berlin WI
-----Original Message-----
From: sibrob@yahoogroups.com
[s*@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl
Miller
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:02 AM
To: sibrob@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [sibrob] Precious Doll
Hey Guys,
Adding sand to clay soil = cement. Go ask your
extension agent or soil scientist. They will
explain the chemistry of it. Lots of organic
matter is the way to lighten soil. Dig it in to
your bed when you divide your iris.
If drainage is the problem, you need to go to a
raised beds or drain pipes.
A great soil sitting in a "bowl" of clay is still
not going to drain.
Back to the organic matter, the more "raw" or non
composted it is, the more it will tie up soil
nitrogen. If you are fertilizing though, it should
not make a difference. And as the organic matter
breaks down into humus, the "tied up" nitrogen is
made available to the plants.
Also you need to take into account how fast the
organic matter breaks down.
Finely ground leaves are fast, wood chunks will
take several years to break down. Watch out for
bark, some compost quite fast, others like redwood
bark don't.
Need more information? Get with your local organic
gardener. Their whole life should be geared to
building a great soil.
Karl Miller
Lark Label
Custom Imaged, Solid metal, Plant Labels 120 North
Old Manor Wichita, KS 67208
316-682-5275 (voice)
316-682-5276 (fax)
larklabel@kcisp.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawna Coronado" <scoronado@solpart.com>
To: <sibrob@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: RE: [sibrob] Precious Doll
> Ken,
>
> I have added hardwood bark chunks into my soil
and completely
> rototilled
it
> under. The negative of this, like with standard
mulch, you eventually
have
> to worry about a lack of Nitrogen. When the
wood decomposes, it sucks
> the Nitrogen out of your soil.
>
> Thanks!
> Shawna
>
>
> One of the recommendations I got was to
improve the soil
> drainage. So, over the last few years I've
added lots of coarse sand
> to the native heavy clay. That may be a factor
in what seems to be a
> decreasing problem. Adding hardwood bark chunks
has also been
recommended,
> presumably because that improves drainage too.
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