On Jun 5, 12:47 pm, O My Garden wrote:

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Recipe for Crumbly, Moist Soil

One part top soil
One part organic matter
One part peat moss
A handful of sand


So what is "topsoil" ? Whatever you have lying around? Something you
buy at a garden shop at great expense? How come the rest of the
recipe does not vary according to the nature of this topsoil or does
one size fit all, anywhere in the world?

And 25% peat moss. What is the price of peat moss? Why would you use
such an expensive ingredient regardless of what you were going to grow
or the nature of your natural soil, or the availability of
alternatives?

And a handful of sand. Is this per bucket, per ton, per acre or
what? It would make a difference. If you are starting from very
sandy soil (say you are near a beach or the parent rock of your
natural soil is sandstone) the problem is that it won't hold water or
nutrients very well so why are you adding more sand?

Don't you just love generalised advice given in the solemn tones of a
panacea that actually suits very few situations.

David