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"Travis" wrote in message
news:d%g0e.23205$oa6.1581@trnddc07... Cereus-validus..... wrote: Here we go again. "Top soil" is ANYTHING that makes up the surface layer of the soil and does not have any specific chemical or biological composition. It can be good for growing plants or it could be toxic. Buying "top soil" is buying a "pig in a poke". You may not only be wasting your money but you can actually be doing damage to your garden by using it. If you instead buy "humus", "loam" or "peat", you know exactly what you are getting and how to use it. Please define humus and loam. Who sets the standard for them and who enforces that standard? My very loose definition: Put some soil in a tray in the sun for two hours. If, after that time, it's completely dried out and you can blow it away like dust, it's neither humus nor loam. If it still smells alive, it *is* one or both of those two. IMHO, of course. Your nose enforces this definition. |
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