Anyone know where I can get clay?

The best growing plants I have ever seen tended to be rooted in smooth
and heavy clay soil. The plants really seem to root well into it, and
the soil doesn't seem to vanish as fast as other forms of soil. I
made the mistake of buying some of that Schultz aquatic plant soil
thinking it was chips of clay and it was an absolute disaster. The
"soil" is so light that nothing would root into it and the plants all
looked pathetic and weak.

I've never seen clay for sale anywhere. What about clay that is used
for making crafts? Is that safe for aquatic purposes?

"scs0" wrote in message
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The best growing plants I have ever seen tended to be rooted in smooth
and heavy clay soil. The plants really seem to root well into it, and
the soil doesn't seem to vanish as fast as other forms of soil. I
made the mistake of buying some of that Schultz aquatic plant soil
thinking it was chips of clay and it was an absolute disaster. The
"soil" is so light that nothing would root into it and the plants all
looked pathetic and weak.

I've never seen clay for sale anywhere. What about clay that is used
for making crafts? Is that safe for aquatic purposes?


Come to Ohio and bring a shovel. I'll give you all the clay you need.

Come to Ohio and bring a shovel. I'll give you all the clay you need.

grinI was going to say the same thing about Indiana.

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:28:55 -0500, "Rasputin"
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"scs0" wrote in message
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The best growing plants I have ever seen tended to be rooted in
smooth
and heavy clay soil. The plants really seem to root well into it,
and
the soil doesn't seem to vanish as fast as other forms of soil. I
made the mistake of buying some of that Schultz aquatic plant soil
thinking it was chips of clay and it was an absolute disaster. The
"soil" is so light that nothing would root into it and the plants
all
looked pathetic and weak.

I've never seen clay for sale anywhere. What about clay that is
used
for making crafts? Is that safe for aquatic purposes?


Come to Ohio and bring a shovel. I'll give you all the clay you
need.

Or Oklahoma!

HAHA very funny!

It's just not fair I tell you! I can go to any Home Depot or Lowes
and buy bag after bag of sand, but I live in Florida: my dirt IS sand!
Why are they so cruel?

(scs0) wrote in message . com...
HAHA very funny!

It's just not fair I tell you! I can go to any Home Depot or Lowes
and buy bag after bag of sand, but I live in Florida: my dirt IS sand!
Why are they so cruel?

I've got Georgia clay if you need... and my sister has Pennsylvania... ;-)

(scs0) wrote in message . com...
HAHA very funny!

It's just not fair I tell you! I can go to any Home Depot or Lowes
and buy bag after bag of sand, but I live in Florida: my dirt IS sand!
Why are they so cruel?

I've got Georgia clay if you need... and my sister has Pennsylvania... ;-)

Plain unsented kittie litter

John Rutz

scs0 wrote:
The best growing plants I have ever seen tended to be rooted in smooth
and heavy clay soil. The plants really seem to root well into it, and
the soil doesn't seem to vanish as fast as other forms of soil. I
made the mistake of buying some of that Schultz aquatic plant soil
thinking it was chips of clay and it was an absolute disaster. The
"soil" is so light that nothing would root into it and the plants all
looked pathetic and weak.

I've never seen clay for sale anywhere. What about clay that is used
for making crafts? Is that safe for aquatic purposes?

Plain unsented kittie litter

How can I be sure there isn't some sort of additional ingrediant even
in unsented litter? It could have some anti-fungal agent, and often
unscented things still have a fragrence added to make them smell like
nothing. I'd imagine clay smells like nothing so unscented might
really be unscented.

What's the difference between the clumping litter and the older
granular litter? Is the clumping litter just a pulverized version of
the granular stuff? The clumping litter seems like it would help make
a nice, smooth, dense soil.

I'm not a researcher All I know for a fact is that lots of
folks here use the unscented kitty litter for a planting medium.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

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Plain unsented kittie litter

How can I be sure there isn't some sort of additional ingrediant even
in unsented litter? It could have some anti-fungal agent, and often
unscented things still have a fragrence added to make them smell like
nothing. I'd imagine clay smells like nothing so unscented might
really be unscented.

What's the difference between the clumping litter and the older
granular litter? Is the clumping litter just a pulverized version of
the granular stuff? The clumping litter seems like it would help make
a nice, smooth, dense soil.