On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:18:13 +0000, Gopher wrote:

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Billy writes
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Gopher wrote:

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impoverish the soil by various means

Never heard of this can anyone explain?

Bill

Apologies (that means I'm sorry). I forgot literacy levels vary by
State. I'm sure some good hearted soul will not treat the response as
cynical amusement and interpret it in English, which is, after all, the
language of your State too.

I will now retire smartly anticipating the inevitable backlash:-))

No backlash here. Just this idea is something alien as my life is
devoted to improving the soil for future folks. I can impoverish by just
taking out and not returning which is very easy.

Surely a concept that has many meanings.

Bill

Don't go on being rational, Bill, he has obviously lost any grasp that
he had on reality and has just disappeared. Simple question, drama queen
answer.

Sorry Bill you're absolutely right. Having lurked around the group for
a time I confused Bill with Diehard Billy. I should have known better
and been more careful.

In fact, if anyone wishes to grow original indigenous wildflowers it is
necessary to reduce the fertility of the soil to the lower levels which
were in place before the fertilisation by man necessary to grow crops
and produce. Then competing growth of grass etc. is not so strong and
allows the wild flowers to grow rather than be choked. Usually only
small areas - rather like gardens/yards - are set aside for this purpose
largely to encourage wildlife including bees which benefit greatly from
the change.

I figured that was what you meant. There are quite a few herbs that
won't grow well on "improved" soil. I'd see mullein growing all over
town but it took years for me to get it established in the yard. The
soil was too rich.

Kate - hawthorne trees are beginning to bud out - middle TN