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More, Better Blooms!
In article , "Susan H. Simko"
wrote: Must admit that I do the same thing as Shiva - dig out very large areas for beds and replace with good soil with som efertilizers mixed in. To be honest, I don't see the difference between amending or replacing because sooner or later, you're still going to hit a barrier where the solid clay begins. Susan s h simko at duke dot edu Hitting a barrier where clay begins is not a big deal because as I have shown in my reply to Shiva it is not something that is "bad" and has to be avoided. When you ammend, the soil acts mostly like clay i.e. absorbs water slowly and holds what it does absorb - you have all the benefits of clay with the negatives mitigated. When you replace small holes you have pockets that can absorb water shed by the clay on the surface - this is definitely not a good situation. In your case since you replace entire beds, it is more likely that the soil in fact behaves as one unit with no negatives. However replacing entire beds may be an unncessary expense. There are of course situations where this maybe the only choice. Ultimately only you know if indeed this is your situation. If you are happy with what you do that is the only thing that matters. Roses are tolerant of numerous soil conditions. Roland |
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