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Old 28-01-2006, 08:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default A "clay breaker"? Is this possible?


"VX" wrote in message
s.com...
Does anyone know anything about this product?

Soilfloc Plus
Categories Soil Conditioning Soilfloc Plus

A modern clay breaker. Apply to the soil and allow the rain to wash in.
Rate
of use: 4-6 oz per square yard. (136-204g per square metre).

I'm wondering if this is as good as it sounds. I have clay about 10" down
and
if this could just be poured onto the soil, gets washed in by the rain,
and
will then break that clay down, that could be very helpful. If it actually
works.

Any ideas about this stuff- has anyone used it?

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VX (remove alcohol for email)


I don't know about this product, but having gardened on heavy yellow clay
with peat below for the last 28 years, I can say from experience that
nothing works better than a spade and copious amounts of compost/manure.
It took me about 5 years to get a decent texture that didn't form into a
ball when pressed in the hand.
All I have to do now is add compost to the top layers and the vast amount of
worms/other creatures take it down. I'm always amazed where the worms came
from as I didn't have any when I first started digging the ground.

Steve