"Dan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 May 2003 23:38:33 GMT, "V_coerulea"
wrote:

Sandy soil requires extra watering for plants to
get established (even with ammendments). Those Viburnums like good water
and
seen them best in a moist clay soil.

This is funny. I buy a 60 lb bag of sand and use my best loam from
the back while installing the bush today, and it turnes out the clay
that dominates this particular part of the world is its' best friend
Oh well, at least all the rocks were removed down to 2 ft before
planting.

breaks out the 40lb sledge hammer & smiles A Christmas present
from last year...it's done wonders around this granite-dominated yard.
If the prybar won't persuade it, Mr Sledge will divide and conquer
with a few quick strokes. The old maul-axe would've taken all day.

Dan

Aha, Dan, you've discovered the "Murphy's Law" of gardening! G My favorite
friend in hole digging is the pick ax, which I never owned prior to moving
to the Ozarks. We don't have granite (rocks break easily with a sledge), but
the Arkansas potatoes do a good job of resisting any shovel.

John