08-01-2005, 09:55 PM
This is merely my experience after ten years here:
I think composted topsoil is probably very valuable for raised bed vegetable growing. For most other tropical plants though cider works amazingly well. When you first work with cinder you wonder how anything could survive in it but most tropical plants seem to simply love the stuff.
And it is cheaper than dirt. It also makes nice, well drained, walking paths and develops little or no mud.
So I suggest you minimize your importing of topsoil for localized specific purposes. For most everything else bring in cinder. Before you buy topsoil, buy some cinder.
Edited by - Rob Tucker on 08/02/2005 01:57:53
I think composted topsoil is probably very valuable for raised bed vegetable growing. For most other tropical plants though cider works amazingly well. When you first work with cinder you wonder how anything could survive in it but most tropical plants seem to simply love the stuff.
And it is cheaper than dirt. It also makes nice, well drained, walking paths and develops little or no mud.
So I suggest you minimize your importing of topsoil for localized specific purposes. For most everything else bring in cinder. Before you buy topsoil, buy some cinder.
Edited by - Rob Tucker on 08/02/2005 01:57:53
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