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Subject:Re: (fake) rockery stones/bricks
Date:Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:45:33 +0100
From:00senetnospamtodayta@macunlimited.net (Jim W)
Newsgroups:uk.rec.gardening
Warwick Dumas <warwick.dumas@nospamthanks.tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> I decided now it sounds like hypertufa is quite a cost-effective option but
> I wondered if a peat-alternative would work. Does anyone know what the point
> is of including the peat? Obviously it's very acid whereas you don't think
> of mortar as being acid - does it create some kind of little bubbles?


The reduced usage of peat was only just properly beginning when Geoff
started experimenting with these recipes.  By all means try some of the
alternatives.  I think the man'd be proud-)
//
Jim