How to Make Loamy Soil

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How to Make Loamy Soil More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Nancy Rehfeld | permalink
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Improving sandy or clay soil may take time and labor, but it is at least less brain-taxing than working out how much garden lime it takes to "sweeten" an acid bed or how much bone ...

For further reading: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-loamy-soil-35059.html ^[1]

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Mix your own garden loam More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Patricia Ogilvie | permalink
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Loam is a necessary garden clay mix that is easy and inexpensive to prepare. Autumn is the time of year to start separating your water lilies....

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Mix-your-own-garden-loam/ ^[2]

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Trying to make Loam-like soil More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Glenn Lewis | permalink
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Hello, I am new to gardening and I'm trying to grow a multitude of vegetables and fruits this year. Two in particular are Watermelon and Cantaloupe. I have looked all over the internet for the best soil to grow the melons in and all sites say that "Loamy" soil is the best. Now i know that ...
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For further reading: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1626127/trying-to-make-loam-like-soil ^[3]

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How to Make Loamy Soil | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Kelly Nutter | permalink
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Identify your garden's current soil type, and improve its quality by adding amendments to make it more loamy.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5130670_make-loamy-soil.html ^[4]

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What is Loam? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Yvette Kimm | permalink
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Loose, friable loam is what all gardeners are told they need, but what exactly does that mean. Here's a breakdown of what is in loam soil and how to get it.

For further reading: http://gardening.about.com/od/amendingsoil/fl/What-is-Loam.htm ^[5]

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1. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-loamy-soil-35059.html

2. http://www.instructables.com/id/Mix-your-own-garden-loam/

3. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1626127/trying-to-make-loam-like-soil

4. http://www.ehow.com/how_5130670_make-loamy-soil.html

5. http://gardening.about.com/od/amendingsoil/fl/What-is-Loam.htm