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Posted by Binky (U4657795) on Sunday, 13th June 2010
We have clay soil which doesn't drain very well. I saw the tail-end of an item on GMTV where someone recommended the application of silver sand, after you'd used a fork to make some holes in the lawn.
My question is: is the agricultural sand sold at garden centres the same as the silver sand that you can buy at builder's suppliers? The price difference is huge.
I can't give an answer as to whether it is the same or not but I would have assumed that because a garden centre sells it, it would be expensive there, sales quantity etc.
have a look at this link, I use the site quite a lot and have had some good answers.
, in reply to message 2.
Posted by Everything Stops 4 Tea (U3819066) on Sunday, 13th June 2010
For horticultural applications, *always* use horticultural grade sand.
Horticultural sand is 'sharp', whereas builders sand is v. soft and claggy and will prolly make any drainage problems worse. Also, and perhaps, more importantly, horticultural sand has been washed to remove salt deposits, (there's usually a lot of silica deposits in sand). It's an expensive process, hence the big difference in price.
pea gravel and compost could be the answer, sure this came up in the potting shed
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