Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Soil improvement enquiry 11Jul 14, 2009 7:16 pm Ah FuMan, you are a person after my own heart ![]() ![]() ![]() Maggie Re: Soil improvement enquiry 12Jul 14, 2009 11:52 pm A quick easy way to get Molasses is from http://www.gardenersdirect.com.au/contact.html and give them a call. You can get smaller amounts delivered to the door ![]() ![]() Or duck out to Mirco Bros in Wangara or up near the end of Hester Ave and Wanneroo Rd. Re: Soil improvement enquiry 13Jul 15, 2009 9:44 am Thanks everyone for their suggentions. Fu, the other products I mentioned - (Liquid Humate and Seasol +) are both made by Seasol. I just asked because those two products come in much larger amounts than the Powerfeed and Seasol. I was also wondering what the difference was between those commercial products as opposed to the consumer products other than the amounts. Do you have any suggestions on controlling Oxalis without killing the groundcover it's trying to mingle with, or kidney weed, or another little dicot weed that seems to spring up everywhere and looks like a blackberry without the spikes (and not dock)? I've just tried a concoction of Zero, a little bit of Seasol and red food colouring, but it's very hard to paint on without getting any on the good plants. Cheers, Jamie Re: Soil improvement enquiry 14Jul 15, 2009 11:19 am You can kill the oxalis by .... well you're stuffed ![]() ![]() pull it out for the next 100 years. Paint on some glyho and take a few hits in what you want to keep. If you can get the seasol in the commercial quanties and the related products, do it ![]() Re: Soil improvement enquiry 15Jul 15, 2009 2:54 pm Thanks again Fu. I went past PlantMark again today, actually scouring for some plants and had a look again at some of the products. The GroundBreaker stuff (in my initial post) looks pretty nasty. The directions say to hose off from foliage after you use it, water it in well the next day and to avoid runoff. That doesn't fill me with confidence There seem to be 4 commercial Seasol products available in 20L packs - Seasol + Plus, Liquid Organic Humate, Powerfeed and one with a soil wetting agent in it (which I certainly don't need). One other question. Does anyone know of a native plant version of blood and bone? B&B looks a bit high in phosphorus and I have a few natives including 3 grevilleas (which I'd like to keep). Cheers, Jamie Re: Soil improvement enquiry 16Jul 15, 2009 9:14 pm Phosphorus sensitivity is only applicable to native plants that are Proteaceae. Even then not all are as sensitive as others. try blood and bone that is just blood and bone without anything added. Otherwise try the seamungus product by neutrog ![]() ![]() Also Garden gold for natives ![]() Hi, Looking to add an ensuite to one of the bedrooms and make it a Master BR. Please see the attached current floorplan. Need suggestions on what's the best way to do… 0 7633 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 6423 ![]() Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 14150 ![]() |