Vinny
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Vinny
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Here's a little clip I found quite interesting showing how amazing soil is:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/why-s...t/p090cf64
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Veggie
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04-12-2020, 11:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-12-2020, 11:02 AM by Veggie.)
Thanks Vinny - amazing!!
Have you noticed how American gardeners call "soil" ......."Dirt". Irritates me no end. Seems so dismissive.
.........and on a lighter note, older listeners may remember Arthur Fallowfield whose answer to everything was "I think the answer lies in the soil".
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Just goes to show how we take soil for granted.
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(04-12-2020, 11:02 AM)Veggie Wrote: Thanks Vinny - amazing!!
Have you noticed how American gardeners call "soil" ......."Dirt". Irritates me no end. Seems so dismissive.
.........and on a lighter note, older listeners may remember Arthur Fallowfield whose answer to everything was "I think the answer lies in the soil". ![Wink Wink](https://gardenandgossip.org/images/smilies/wink.png) Soil only becomes 'dirt' when you get it on your hands and knees.
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Thanks for that Vinny, very interesting to watch, after reading how they made the soil for the Eden project I thought that I would give it a try by mixing homemade compost, course sand, seaweed and some cow manure I got good results from growing trombos and courgette, I then moved it into the greenhouse where this year I have had what must be my best harvest of tomatoes ever, so intending trying it again
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