Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Dec 07, 2009 6:58 am I'm going to hire a rotary hoe possibly this weekend (if we get a bit of rain!) to break up my soil a bit, and then the week before Christmas I plan on bringing in a heap of soil to build it all up and then again hire a rotary hoe to dig the two lots of soil together. My question is - should I be getting some powerfeed into the existing soil after I first rotary hoe that and then also once I mix the two lots together? I probably wont be planting anything for a few months (after the summer heat) but is it still beneficial to powerfeed it now? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Powerfeed question 3Dec 07, 2009 9:07 am Thanks! It's a clay soil, but the powerfeed will break it up a lot quicker than gypsum I believe, although it can't hurt! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Powerfeed question 4Dec 07, 2009 6:17 pm Don't always reach for the gypsum. It is slow acting and will take years and years to begin to have an effect. Powerfeed is one of the best products you can get to help break up the clay but one application can't do it. Regular use will. The fulvic and humic acids will have a much more effective result than gypsum. No harm in using both however. Re: Powerfeed question 5Dec 07, 2009 6:21 pm This is an excerpt from a book by Australia's leading expert on soils. The single best book you can buy for the garden. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NFd ... q=&f=false I disagree from experience with some of what is written but is an excellent guide. Especially the info re: thick mulch and weed matt which to me his suggestions are counter productive, but he wrote the book, not me Re: Powerfeed question 6Dec 07, 2009 6:27 pm Thanks Fu, so was that a yes to start on the powerfeed now even though it could be months before I plant anything? 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Powerfeed question 8Dec 07, 2009 6:42 pm Fu Manchu na, get into it. Thanks! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Powerfeed question 10Dec 07, 2009 6:59 pm kek As a bonus, your yard will smell like the beach..... Perfect for Christmas then!! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Powerfeed question 11Dec 07, 2009 7:56 pm What is this powerfeed you speak of, and is it only good to break up the soil? Is it any good for feeding existing plants? Re: Powerfeed question 13Dec 07, 2009 8:02 pm I am very new to not killing everything that grows in dirt =P But I'm learning! I know what Gypsum is! But haven't heard of powerfeed. Re: Powerfeed question 14Dec 07, 2009 8:04 pm Fu Manchu Oh dear mikala, Oh dear You are new here aren't you It's the bee's knees, Mikala ....go get yourself some from Bunnings, stat! I'll take pity on you and point you in the right direction, instead of just laughing at you like Fu. http://www.seasol.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=82 I'll be hitting my front garden with it tomorrow morning. It's my watering day. Re: Powerfeed question 15Dec 07, 2009 8:11 pm oh hahahahahahaha I have that. Just didn't know it was called Powerfeed, I just call everything branded Seasol as Seasol =P I thought you were talking about some fancy new seasol-like product Re: Powerfeed question 16Dec 07, 2009 8:27 pm Hey! Where did my cool post go??????????????????????? Stuff it I'm not writing it again You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9971 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6157 1 13128 |