Posted by Desmond Armstrong on February 17, 2010, 12:01 am
My garden soil in Jacksonville, OR is heavy clay that dries out and becomes
hard and water resistant during summer. Water can puddle on the surface, but
if the soil is scratched, it is bone dry a quarter of an inch below, and
plants would die of drought in spite of frequent watering.
I found by experiment that if ammonium sulphate is sprinkled on the clay and
watered, it gradually sinks in, and when enough is applied, the clay becomes
soft, crumbly and permeable to any desired depth. Plants that previously had
wilted now grow well in it. Clay soil in the Sunland - Tujunga area of SoCal
has been found to respond in the same way.
No reference to this effect has been found in garden books or on the
Internet, and no gardeners of my acquaintance are familiar with it. So I do
not know if this works for all clays, or if it is a fortunate fluke of the
local soil.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might be interested in trying
this experiment.
Desmond Armstrong
Posted by Chris Everts on February 17, 2010, 1:52 pm
Hi, I am taking an internet class and using this post to fulfill a
requirement.
Chris
wrote:
> My garden soil in Jacksonville, OR is heavy clay that dries out and becomes
> hard and water resistant during summer. Water can puddle on the surface, but
> if the soil is scratched, it is bone dry a quarter of an inch below, and
> plants would die of drought in spite of frequent watering.
> I found by experiment that if ammonium sulphate is sprinkled on the clay and
> watered, it gradually sinks in, and when enough is applied, the clay becomes
> soft, crumbly and permeable to any desired depth. Plants that previously had
> wilted now grow well in it. Clay soil in the Sunland - Tujunga area of SoCal
> has been found to respond in the same way.
> No reference to this effect has been found in garden books or on the
> Internet, and no gardeners of my acquaintance are familiar with it. So I do
> not know if this works for all clays, or if it is a fortunate fluke of the
> local soil.
> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might be interested in trying
> this experiment.
> Desmond Armstrong
Posted by Joseph Rodes on February 17, 2010, 3:07 pm
Lol Same here, it wouldn't Internet Literacy would it.
Posted by Student on February 17, 2010, 4:40 pm
> Lol Same here, it wouldn't Internet Literacy would it.
Ha I am also using this post to fulfill a requirement for my internet
class.
Sam
Posted by Lawn Guy on February 17, 2010, 8:44 pm
Student wrote:
> > Lol Same here, it wouldn't Internet Literacy would it.
>
> Ha I am also using this post to fulfill a requirement for my
> internet class.
Yea, you and Janice Bailes and how many of your other classmates at
Lansing Community College?
So this is what passes for higher education in the US these days?
You get marks for making garbage posts to usenet?
And you people don't even know what usenet is. You think this is some
kind of blog.
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> hard and water resistant during summer. Water can puddle on the surface, but
> if the soil is scratched, it is bone dry a quarter of an inch below, and
> plants would die of drought in spite of frequent watering.
> I found by experiment that if ammonium sulphate is sprinkled on the clay and
> watered, it gradually sinks in, and when enough is applied, the clay becomes
> soft, crumbly and permeable to any desired depth. Plants that previously had
> wilted now grow well in it. Clay soil in the Sunland - Tujunga area of SoCal
> has been found to respond in the same way.
> No reference to this effect has been found in garden books or on the
> Internet, and no gardeners of my acquaintance are familiar with it. So I do
> not know if this works for all clays, or if it is a fortunate fluke of the
> local soil.
> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might be interested in trying
> this experiment.
> Desmond Armstrong