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JennyC wrote:


I'm interested in this too as I have used builders sand in the past for making
cacti mix without any ill effects.

Here's a couple of sites that says it's OK to use :
http://www.users.voicenet.com/~mslater/sand_bed.htm
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/rootlessjade.htm
http://www.kings.co.nz/GrowingGuides.cfm?NLID=50

Also Cormaic did, too, and he is both a builder and gardener.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.