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Old 20-03-2007, 10:00 PM posted to rec.gardens
David E. Ross David E. Ross is offline
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Default Vines for clay soil

claudia wrote:
Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil?
I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks


I believe that neither ivy (genus Hedera) nor grapes are fussy about
soils.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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