chicken grit 2 versus 3 and gritty mix

12 years ago

if matching particle size is important, and one is using reptobark, than it seems like 3 should be recomended. Size 3 grit seems much much closer to reptobark in size than two.

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jojosplants
12 years ago
I think the goal is to have the grit as close to the turface as possible.
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
12 years ago
We know the PWT disappears as the soil particle size becomes larger than about .100 (1/10) inch, so the goal is to have as many particles as is practical in that size range just a little smaller to just a little larger than 1/8" ...... say 1/10 - 3/16". The reason I like the bark fraction to be a little larger than that is because it offers allowance for some measure of breakdown in particle size over the life of the soil.

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)

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