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What do I do with this wet spot in my yard?! - Bog Garden Forum - GardenWeb
... Is this at the lowest point on your property, assuming so. Dig some soil out the centre to create a pond area and a natural sump, the ... In that area there is some standing water, and when I turn the soil up (I was planting other wet loving plants) I noticed that it smelled ... more to offer than wet feet! If as you say you already have clayey soil you may find that as you dig you meet more of this. One ...
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16.cl
... soil. 2. Soil that contains 10% or more clay. 3. A soil particle less than 0.002 mm in diameter. CLAYEY SOIL: Soil made up of fine particles that won't hold much air. CLAY LOAM: Soil ... 0.002 mm in diameter. CLAY PAN: 1. Soil rich in clay. 2. Soil hard when dry, stiff when wet and it will separate abruptly from overlying soil. CLEISTOGAMY: When a plant has regular, fully developed flowers as ...
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16.fi
... moisture and nutrients from the soil. FIELD CAPACITY: The highest amount of moisture remaining in a soil after free water has ... like. FILM WATER: Water held on the surface of the soil particles that doesn't drain away. FIMBLE: The ... Soil particles measuring from .10 to .25 millimeter. FINE-TEXTURED SOIL: A clayey soil containing 35% or more clay. FIRMING: A term used to indicate light-packing of soil ...
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The Science of Planting Trees
... ! For backfill, soil “peds” (dirt clods) up to the size of a small fist are acceptable. The soil does not need to be totally pulverized. In clayey soils, totally pulverizing the soil will destroy ... frequent watering. However, in compacted clayey soil with poor drainage, it’s common for the planting pit to become a saucer holding excess water. Check the soil moisture often. Trunk Wrap To protect ...
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The Down and Dirty Truth About Plant Growth
... important is water and the nutrients that plants find in soil. Soil is formed by weathered rock, referred to as parent ... . Whether a plant grows on a sandy, silty, or clayey soil affects its ability to grow roots and take up water ... Questions: What soil properties affect root growth? Is a sandy or clayey soil better for agriculture and development? What is the purpose of conducting a soil ribbon ...
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How to make great garden compost, bins explained.
... compost is added to the soil it improves the texture. The result is that clayey soil become crumbly and retains the correct amount of water without water-logging; sandy soil retains moisture and therefore nutrients - it doesn't matter what soil type you ...
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Maine Rose Society: Rose Discussion Forum
... 215 August 5, 2005 How to plant some rosa rugosas in sandy top soil? YES 214 August 2, 2005 A question from a column of Sun ... 21, 2004 Wal-Mart Early Season Roses YES 139 March 18, 2004 What soil dose roses grow in? YES 138 March 16, 2004 Is there a nursery ... rose against southeast facing garage? YES 91 May 11 2003 Growing roses in clayey soil? YES 90 May 8 2003 How to prune a new rose garden? YES ...
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh
... field conditions (25). Cuttings may be planted horizontally under the soil or vertically with good results(14,15). However, no ... soil, with a 0.3-m (1-ft) layer of black surface soil overlaying a light-colored, calcareous, clayey soil with no hardpan (25). The soil ... practices on the survival and growth of planted trees. Proceedings, Soil Science Society of America 27(l):98-102. Hook, Donal ...
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Aspalathus
... to certain soil types. The majority prefers Table Mountain Sandstone substrates, whereas others are confined to marine sand, to limestone outcrops or to clayey soils weathered from ... cephalotes subsp. violacea and A. cephalotes subsp. obscuriflora. Occurs on sandy and often somewhat clayey soil in the mountains of Stellenbosch, Franshoek, Somerset West, Caledon, Worcester, Piketberg and Tulbagh. ...
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The Weston Hybrids
... weaklings. Fields of rhododendrons are grown in full sun on exposed hillsides and in rocky, clayey soil. Any varieties that flourish despite these adversities are bound to be star performers under less ...
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