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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
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Subject: Re: square foot gardening
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Date: Sat, 25-Jan-86 09:55:35 EST
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> > 
> > 2)  If you don't have access to large quantities of compost or other organic
> > material, apply THREE INCHES of peat moss!  Dig it in to the top six inches
> > or so, along with enough lime to balance your pH.  (In the eastern US it is
> > almost impossible to use too much lime, because the soil only dissolves what
> > it needs.)  The finer the grind of the limestone, the sooner it will work.
> > 
> If you have a clay soil, that implies to me (among other things), a drainage
> problem.  It would seem that peat moss would be about the last thing you would
> want in your clay, since it holds water like a sponge.  What do the rest
> of you think?  Is peat moss in clay soil a good idea or not?

	Ayup. I nevre use peat moss (for one thing, it should be soaked
thoroughly before digging it in). For clay soils, you should add sand and
organic material to lighten it up and make it more friable. One cannot
stress too much the importance of compost to the universal order.

-- 
jcpatilla

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