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Old 07-03-2008, 10:32 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Lawn, sharp sand, garden forks et al


"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"pied piper" writes:
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| Of course u can mix clay with sand but if u have a high clay content
just
| throwing sharp builders sand on it will have no benefit.If u bothered
to
| read the whole thread u might have learnt something as it was suggested
to
| dress using a 70 30 sand loam mixture.Its a fact that applying a
dressing of
| sharp sand will cause a root break as it will not blend in .This is not
my
| idea but a fact.

You can, of course, provide evidence for that statement?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

yes having worked for over 30 years in the sports pitch construction
industry and having a diploma in groundsmanship I can .