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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: TR wrote: a few months ago there was an article in the papers about basic rock nutrients you could but in bulk from a scottish site it improved the trace mineral content of the soil to make it like new soil formed by volcanic eruption you just chucked it on at the usual dosage of a couple of handfulls a square meter and let it do its funky stuff any ideas guys i would be most greatfull for a link ive done the google tingie but then again i am one of lifes computer iliterates dave Sounds like a waste of money. If your soil is lacking something, you find out what it is, and replace that, not a whole lot of other stuff. But you probably don't need anything you wouldn't get from the usual gardening processes: compost, bonemeal, etc, seaweed if you can get it, and a bit of ordinary fertiliser if you need it. There's no magic in volcanoes: the best thing for improving soil is growing things in it. It isn't a waste of time: in fact, in trials it has proved spectacularly effective in increasing crop yields. It was featured on (IIRC) one of the R4 science programmes. I can't unforget the details, except that I think the initial experiment was carried out in Perthshire. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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