"Jonno" wrote in message
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The manure can make it like this for a while, but it can also go acid,
and then it can change consistency.. Are things growing OK ?

Not really growing well. I live in a sandy area in Sydney, and since the
drought, my soil has become severely water repellent. I've tried "wetta
soil" but is was useless. So I added some manure to help things out but I
don;t think it was helped at all. Soil is now crusty and still water
repellant.