builders sand instead of horticultural sand

 

Is there really any reason why builders sand should not be used rather than
the more expensive horticultural sand, in making up a soil mixture for pots?

 



Depends on the type of "builders sand". I bought builders sand/sandy
loam as a base for my storage sheds.

Packed down like concrete after awhile just like I needed it to. :-)

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You really cannot buy sand based on what it is called. I have to go look at
it and see it before I buy a few yards of it. The builders sand I bought
worked great in the garden, it was coarse. I have seen other "builder's
sand" that were nothing like it. It all depends on where it was aquired.

 


I wonder if builders' sand sometimes might contain lime in it? It need not
have a neutral pH but might be quite alkaline.

regards
Don

 



Guess I could wash it in water small lots as needed for use, do you think?