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scottishjohn

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always the same 

when you looking for it -you can,t find it and its crap or it costs a fortune 

 I got the other small problem 

100cum+ of topsoil -

the forest rubbish that has settled on my road over the last 50years 

its like black gold 

 

yes i can move it and dump it in the quarry --but what a waste

 need someone who needs it and will come and scrap the road and take it away --road is tarmac underneath 

 the down side of not being close to a city 

 

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black is high organic matter.which is what you want to grow things

 it would become peat in 1000years+ if it was permanently wet and then it would be brown  not black 

you could probably mix it up to 50% with sand and it would still be very good soil and free draining 

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Seems there are health problems with high manganese intakes.

But as I said, I know little of this. Cornwall has dreadful soil except a few small pockets of land.

Does have rain and light though. And warm temperatures.

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