HPBudlong wrote:
The idea was that the seaweed meal somehow had better water retention
capabilities than home grown compost. In So Cal, we sometimes have
no rain between February and October and little in those months. We
need all the help we can get to keep water in the soil so be able to
grow plants without enormous water bills.

Helen

Sounds like it's time to buy a book about Xeriscape landscaping.

Or.

http://www.cabq.gov/waterconservation/xeric.html

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5