Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Organic soil conditioners? 2May 03, 2011 3:24 pm Unfortunately if you buy mulches for aesthetics then the results won't be exciting. Raw uncomposted mulches are the go. There is a tonne of mulch info here. Black dark mulches will absorb absurd amounts of heat in summer and that has a profound affect on a gardens ability to be waterwise. That is only one aspect of dark mulches. Organic soil conditioners? 3May 03, 2011 3:29 pm Organic composts are the very best you can get. Anything that has the word soil in it is something I wouldn't personally use. These shouldn't be used on the surface but they do a wonderful job in through the soil of your garden. Soil amendments also are critical to get a landscape that thrives and appreciates in value into the forseeable future. Organic soil conditioners? 5May 03, 2011 6:05 pm Yeah sorry for not providing better onto but on the fly when I wrote that and am now Simply get onto your local tree lopping mobs. Taylors in Melbourne is one I posted today the current mulch thread. Organic soil conditioners? 7May 03, 2011 9:51 pm By using the mulch mentioned above you won't even need the slow release. I avoid fertilizer use where ever possible. Doing it as naturally as possible makes for a healthy soil. If any one has to feel the need to use a fertilizer then a slow release like the one mentioned by kiwi chick is the bench mark. The business of using fast releasing macro fertilizers like npk or citrus fertilizer etc is just not on and offer really crap value too as well as bugger the environment. Osmocote do a good slow release that uses the commercial grade prill and embraces the concept I work so hard to get you guys to understand and that is to feed the soil that is the key to a great garden and sustainable landscape. 50% feeds the plant nutrients, the other half feeds the soil microbes. "Osmocote plus organics", developed with some great people involved like Don Burke and Graham Ross. I much prefer to simply feed the microbes. http://www.soilfoodweb.com.au/index.php ... &Itemid=54 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13103 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37150 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5197 |