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Jungle Music Amendments for clay soil

Breaktheory

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Hello all!

I know versions of this have been discussed but since I seem not to have had the best luck with my last planting I wanted to bring it up again…

Im planting a 25G Foxtail in my rocky clay soil.

The jungle music clay soil guidelines suggest 1 part sand and 1 part organics to 3 parts native soil.

Does this sound about right and if so what organics should I be using? I’ve heard everything from Fir Shavings to Steer Manure!

Thanks all!

Jon

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No need to overthink it. Go to a good nursery and read labels on bagged soil. Find one with a mix of composted organic material and you are good to go.

Just as an aside, the best patch of soil I ever used for a palm was where a few years' worth of rabbit droppings had been turned into the native dirt quite a while prior to planting. Healthiest palm in the garden grew in that spot.

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