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cewater Lees Summit, MO Apr 02, 2008

Does anyone have any suggestions on using Cotton Burr Mulch or Sphagnum Peat Moss to amend clay soil prior to planting a prennial flower bed?

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doccat5 Fredericksburg, VA(Zone 7b) Apr 02, 2008

Any good amendments will work including peat moss, compost, builder's sand (it's much coarser) leaves, grass clippings anything that will aerate the ground.

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Apr 03, 2008

Here in the Carolinas we know that clay + sand + heat = bricks :) I'd go for organic matter like leaf or mushroom compost, cow manure or pine bark soil conditioner if it's available to you.

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jataylor Marble Falls, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 03, 2008

yes.... and then throw in a bunch of earthworms ...... bought two tubs full of night crwalers as if I was going fishing .. those were some LUCKY worms !!

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doccat5 Fredericksburg, VA(Zone 7b) Apr 03, 2008

Normally, I'd agree with plantfreak, but have friends that live in MO and they do use builder's sand with other amendments with great success. Builder's is much, much coarser almost pebbly type sand, so it helps aerate the soil and allows pockets of air to remain in the clay.

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Len123 Adrian, MO(Zone 6a) Apr 03, 2008

cotton burr mulch is one, if not the favorite mulch i use. i don't use cedar or cypress mulch anymore.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 03, 2008

Sand is also fine if you have organic material in the soil, so you can't go wrong if you add some good organic amendments along with the sand.

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