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» AlanG_3 - Brickie's Hi JojoWell, in England, it's what a bricklayer wheels his bricks around the building site in. It may have a different connotation in Australia...over to you Gary. BTW, I've seen brickie's wheelbarrows planted up with flowering bulbs. Not my idea of gardening but it does look effective. -- posted by AlanG_3 » Gary - old age and brickies Hi Alan et al,I'm using a different dail in number up here. Four hours sleep later - I begin to question the sanity of staying out all Guess it's a downhill slide from here. Brickies wheel barrow is a large easy tip wheel barrow, solid. - Jojo. Alan I too have seen them planted with plants, but - give me a good sink or -- posted by Gary » Gary - John Innes composts Traditionally John Innes composts have been made from loam produced from rotting stacked turf. This produces a loam with a high organic content. The traditional ration was based on a 7:3:2 ratio of loam:peat:grit. As the type and quality of loam is variable the modern trend is to vary the ratio depending upon the type and quality of raw material available. Thus loam is analysed to determine its physical properties so that the required peat and grit levels can be calculated. A very sandy loam may need extra peat, a coarse loam may need less grit. pH is adjusted to 6.0-6.5 using ground limestone and base fertiliser is added to produce the level of nutrient desired in the formulation. Moisture content is typically 10-20%.-- posted by Gary
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