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Hey, Jerry.

I suggested that on the list last year - mixing sand into the clay soil 
at my other location - and was told that the result would be cement :)

Regards,

Jay

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On 5/17/2015 8:45 AM, Jerry Lehman via nafex wrote:
> Greetings fellow NAFEX'ers,
>
> Lee is absolutely correct in everything he wrote. I might add a 
> footnote, if your sand has little organic matter even the dissolved 
> fertilizer nutrients will leach beyond the root area and continued 
> fertilization will be more necessary than sandy high organic soil. The 
> long-term effect of the manure is slower release of the nutrients for 
> more continual feeding but still is relatively short-lived and 
> continual annual reapplication is desirable.
>
> I wish I could take about 6 inches of my clay and give it in exchange 
> for 6 inches of years sand that we could mix the 2 together for both 
> of us. :-)
>
> Jerry
>
> On 5/16/2015 9:01 AM, Lee Reich wrote:
> > The ideal is to plan more long-term for fertilization. As you saw, 
> > manure’s benefit was not realized the first season. Bulky organic 
> > fertilizers, such as some manures and compost (which is so low in 
> > nutrients that it cannot legally be termed “fertilizer”), have 
> > long-term nutrient benefits. I would suggest using those and applying 
> > them as mulches.
> >
> > As far as spring vs fall, fall fertilization is fine if it’s applied 
> > late enough, in mid fall or later, depending on the local climate. 
> > Plant growth won’t be stimulated, no matter what, once a plant has 
> > experienced sufficient cold and short days. If a fall-applied 
> > fertilizer is organic, with nutrients locked up in organic compounds, 
> > those nutrients anyway won’t become available until microbes take 
> > action the following spring.
> >
> > Poor growth is not only attributable to insufficient nutrition. Your 
> > sandy soil dries out quickly. Nutrients cannot do anything if the 
> > soil is too dry.
> >
> > Lee Reich, PhD
>
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