il Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:26:55 -0600, Katra ha scritto:

is the salt taken out?

It would HAVE to be!
Or so I'd think?

Some people just collect seaweed and mulch it. No idea what they do
with the salt.

Maybe you should swap some sand for somone else's clay soil. :-) You
would both be happy.

Lots of organic matter is what you want, I don't see why it has to be
seaweed. Grass clippings sawdust (untreated), straw, - anything that
increases the humus levels. And it will always need topping up. Hot
climates will make the material break down quicker. I don't have
sandy soil except in one patch (sand or silt) but even for ordinary
soil I feel you can't have too much humus. I even leave corn stalks
lying around to break down at their leisure. A bit like having fibre
in food for digestion. :-) I'd love to have a semi trailer come and
deposit compost on my small garden!

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