I use #30 silica sand. It comes in 90 lb. sacks for $6. chuck Schwartz San Clemente, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandler, Karla" <karlachandler@bbg.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: [pbs] washed river sand >I am propagating my own SA bulb seeds this fall. Could someone suggest > the grade or particle size that has worked the best for them? I am > having trouble finding "river sand" and the industrial sand comes in > different sizes. > Thanks, > Karla > > ******************************************** > Karla Chandler > Curator of Helen Mattin Warm Temperate Pavilion > Brooklyn Botanic Garden > 1000 Washington Avenue > Brooklyn, NY 11225 > > phone: 718-623-7200 x 6400 > fax: 718-622-7847 > http://www.bbg.org/ > ******************************************** > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/