Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Questions about soil preparation for natives 6Sep 30, 2009 3:02 pm I have jsut started gardening so trying my hand at it. While planting my Natives i added gypsum along (as our soil is v clayey) A few months down i noticed one of the natives has started looking v dry and losing color. The lady at the nursery reckons adding gypsum & bloodn bone to the soil may have burnt the roots I hope it will still survive. Just thought of sharing this so it can be helpful. Nonie Re: Questions about soil preparation for natives 7Oct 01, 2009 12:06 am yep and not only that, gypsum will do next to nothing for years! It takes ages to do it's crappy thing. Another reason to use certified organic soils Nothing can beat the powers of humic and fulvic acids and the way it naturally breaks down clay soils and binds sandy soils Certified organic soils can also be planted into straight away and not harm the plants in anyway Blood and bone on the surface is excellent but not in the hole Let the water do all the work for you. It will take the goodies through to the root zone but it also feeds the soil more than the plant 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 37437 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 5235 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12790 |