Growing medium

Peter Taggart petersirises@gmail.com
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:42:24 PDT
I have found this to be true but much more so if the sand is too fine. for
example the capilliary action sand exercises in wet seasons can cause
bacterial rot on Oncocyclus Iris. However, an insulating layer of gravel
top dressing usually gets round this problem and, for most other plants I
have grown, it is not an issue -provided the sand is coarse enough.
Peter (UK)

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 6:22 AM, clayton3120 clayton3120 <
clayton3120@cablespeed.com> wrote:

> Sand, on the other hand, is heavy, and can very well close the porous
> space you just created by adding  a larger  conditioner  such as
> pumice.    In my climate, during the rainy season, sand , when it is
> wetted, is nearly impossible to dry out, considering their is little
> sun or heat  to evaporate the moisture.
>



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