On 7/20/10 9:16 AM, in article , "songbird"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Wallace wrote:
...
I would think that stuff would be ok. Why not experiment? Plant
some with it and some with an alternative, and see what results?


Honestly, I'd use it too - use it to lighten heavy soil or mix in
with good compost. Waste not, want not

same here! i'm trying to talk a greenhouse
person to call me when they are going to
throw out old plants as i would love all that
lightener to throw on top of (and to mix in)
with this clay. even if it takes a few years
for the roots to fall apart it would still work
great.


songbird


And it will work - over time with patience. Good luck

C

On 22 July, 12:51, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 7/20/10 9:16 AM, in article , "songbird"





wrote:
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Wallace wrote:
...
I would think that stuff would be ok. Why not experiment? *Plant
some with it and some with an alternative, and see what results?

Honestly, I'd use it too - use it to lighten heavy soil or mix in
with good compost. Waste not, want not

same here! *i'm trying to talk a greenhouse
person to call me when they are going to
throw out old plants as i would love all that
lightener to throw on top of (and to mix in)
with this clay. *even if it takes a few years
for the roots to fall apart it would still work
great.

songbird

And it will work - over time with patience. Good luck

C- Hide quoted text -

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Just be carefull if you are geting old pots of compost from someones
glasshouse, the plants may have just given up the ghost or them may
have been killed by something, what comes to mind is vine weevil,
something you don't want to bring in to your garden.
David Hill

In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

On 7/20/10 9:16 AM, in article , "songbird"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Wallace wrote:
...
I would think that stuff would be ok. Why not experiment? Plant
some with it and some with an alternative, and see what results?


Honestly, I'd use it too - use it to lighten heavy soil or mix in
with good compost. Waste not, want not

same here! i'm trying to talk a greenhouse
person to call me when they are going to
throw out old plants as i would love all that
lightener to throw on top of (and to mix in)
with this clay. even if it takes a few years
for the roots to fall apart it would still work
great.


songbird


And it will work - over time with patience. Good luck

C

And you can speed up the process by keeping the beds mulched. As with
composting, the Carbon/Nitrogen ratio should be about 25/1.
Occasionally, you may want to pull back the mulch to warm the soil, but
in general, keep it covered in mulch, and the earthworms will do wonders
for your soil. This gives you great soil, and no digging.
--
- Billy
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