I made a batch of muck last week, by mixing some clay I picked up from the
building site next door. I added water until it was a slurry and then added
well rotted duck manure that has a bit of straw in it to about a 50/50 mix.
It has held up over two heavy rain storms without any damage. So I thing it
will hold until the roots of the shorty figs, grow enough to hold the soil
together.
Lynette
Sydney Australia
----- Orig likely some who advertise on the IBC site. Mix with peat and
water and
...voila.

With a little bit of snipping.

I have used the type of clay that is used for water lillys. Just let it
soak in water to become soft and mix with eg peat moss.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden


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Great idea - but doesn't duck manure carry an unwelcome odor?
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: "lynette g smith"
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Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 1:04 AM
Subject: [IBC] Carving slate (muck)


I made a batch of muck last week, by mixing some clay I picked up from the
building site next door. I added water until it was a slurry and then
added
well rotted duck manure that has a bit of straw in it to about a 50/50
mix.
It has held up over two heavy rain storms without any damage. So I thing
it
will hold until the roots of the shorty figs, grow enough to hold the soil
together.
Lynette
Sydney Australia
----- Orig likely some who advertise on the IBC site. Mix with peat
and
water and
...voila.

With a little bit of snipping.

I have used the type of clay that is used for water lillys. Just let it
soak in water to become soft and mix with eg peat moss.

Henrik Gistvall, Uppsala, Sweden



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Great idea - but doesn't duck manure carry an unwelcome odor?
Marty


I made a batch of muck last week, by mixing some clay I
picked up from the
building site next door. I added water until it was a slurry
and then
added
well rotted duck manure

Not if it is "well rotted" -- composted. I use horse manure
compost, since I have an almost unlimited supply.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - VEGETARIAN:
An Indian word meaning "lousy hunter." (Borrowed from a sig by
fellow listowner, Scott Peterson)

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