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From: setha@teklds.UUCP (Seth D. Alford)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: NG| Silver Fir
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Date: Thu, 14-Aug-86 15:54:32 EDT
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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Keywords: mugo pine small pine bush planting technique question

I have a mugo pine (small pine bush) which I'm about to plant.  The
soil has a lot of clay and doesn't really drain that well.  According
to my Sunset book, pines, like firs, love well drained soil.  I know
that you ammend with sand to clay-ey soil to make it drain better.  Organic
material also helps.  I was therefore also planning on adding peat moss.
Anybody have any suggestions on ratio of sand to soil to peat moss?
What about adding other fertilizers to the mixture?

Thanks

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--Seth Alford
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