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Kennebunk Maine

Is there a special type of sand you can put under pumpkins or will beach sand do? Does sand affect your soil?

Thank you,
Spencer

1/20/2004 1:32:27 PM

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Beach sand seems to loose I found. Wash it well if you must use it to remove salts.

Builders sand is more angular or sharp & holds it's shape better.

Either would probably be OK when used on top of "paper mill fabric", but use builders underneath if you can. You can form a nice saucer shape that won't run out.

Steve

1/20/2004 1:44:20 PM

Perrysburg oh.

I use man made sand from quarry 4,24 per ton you pick up lime stone it gos good in my clay.LoL 2004
Raytwo In Ohio

1/23/2004 1:41:31 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Sea sand is alkaline and will affect the pH of your soil.
The finer it is the faster it works,1.3lbs of finest sea sand is equal to 1lb of ground limestone.
That is of course provided your seasand is made from shells and not something else.

Mark

1/25/2004 6:21:35 AM

Ga.

Would broken seashells break down in a patch?Would it be any good? I.m speaking of shell pieces ,small ones,that wash up on beach...

1/25/2004 7:37:05 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

The fine sand that I am talking about is dredged up from an estuary a few miles away the particles are about the same size as caster sugar.
What comes off our beaches is coarser about a quarter of an inch down they reckon about 2lbs of that = 1lb ground limestone.
I don't know about shells that are still in biggish pieces.

1/25/2004 12:32:39 PM