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Old 09-06-2008, 05:41 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Phisherman wrote:

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:10:15 GMT, Paul Tiwana
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I hv clay in the soil. It keeps the soil wet and cold
any rememedy ?


Incorporate compost into the soil. It will enrich the soil with the
benefit of adding organic material and better drainage.

Also how to enrich the soil when it is dry,
Does bone meal fertizer any help in the early stage, or peat moss ?
Plz suggest s good fertilizer.
I h a v small garden, ie, 10 X 16 feet only

Please adivise


What kind and amount of fertilizer depends on the plant and your soil
test results.


Paul


Lots of compost and organic material, steer manure, and about
50 cubic feet of sand, if you only turn over the top foot of soil.
Figure that you want a third of your soil to be sand. One foot
down would make it about 1/3 of 160 cubic feet, a foot and a half
would be 1/3 of about 240 cubic feet, and two feet would be 1/3 of
320 cubic feet for hard clay.
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