all the talk of sand qualities amazes me....so much to learn.....if folk
want graded washed sand your local sand and gravel supply will deliver
masons sand by the yard.....weve got a pile in our new basement from last
summers building and its where I've got all our bare roots buried till
planting. 50F today and a mallard pair found a hole in the ice to sit in!
Mn. Del
>From: "victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>
>Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
>To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [nafex] agricultural sand
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:15:51 +0000
>
>Hello!
>I have been lucky with sand. If you are going to go out and dig it you have
>to be aware that naturally occurring deposits of sand come in a
>wide range of coarseness. I have access to coarse sand with lots of organic
>material. This comes from the edge of a large rocky brook which
>flows by my yard and forms sandy shoals each year. The sand is full of leaf
>mold and great for rooting cuttings and growing cacti and
>succulents. Just downstream the deposits are more silty.
>Aquarium gravel is often overlooked as a source of coarse planting media.
>It also has various sizes making it useful either alone or in
>mixes. It can be found in natural, tumbled and unpainted.
>The snow is finally moving off the garden and the pasture is starting to
>show patches of bare ground. This will be a winter for all of us
>to remember won't it?
>Vic in NH zone 3
>
>tolenio@sentex.net wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Hope everyone had a nice Easter, or passover.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how you determine if sand is suitable for
> > aricultural purposes, such as a rooting medium component?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Tom Olenio
> >
> >
> >
> >
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