tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post3099820320005472373..comments2024-02-26T09:11:10.745-08:00Comments on I Need A Cup of Tea: The APEX project, with paths, un-day 16Kenton J. Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-39948399550897814832014-10-30T22:21:47.229-07:002014-10-30T22:21:47.229-07:00David;
There was a study that showed gravel keepi...David;<br /><br />There was a study that showed gravel keeping the soil cooler than wood or rubber mulch. Wierd, eh? I think we forget that the hot feeling gravel gives us is because it's reflecitng it away from the earth...<br /><br />I am so curious to see how gravel/sand behaves in the long run in our drier climate. Will dust/clay/debris gather and turn it into a soil proper over time? Do earthworms travel through, and therefore mix it? Can ants sustain the walls of their colonies in it? Will sand's fast-drying properties mellow over time? Strengthen? Will a person just have to get used to heavy establishment waterings for all new plants even if once established, a plant will go without? Will the sand, in fact, trap more moisture in a clay layer below it than otherwise would happen? Experiments! <br /><br />I'm really jazzed to try mixing permeable gravels into sand. My roommate will wodner why the cups of dirt and rocks all over the table this winter...<br /><br />Forever wondering when to hire out the irrigation work,<br />KentonKenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-46562024238654975252014-10-30T21:38:41.184-07:002014-10-30T21:38:41.184-07:00The question for Delospermas is nit whether to inc...The question for Delospermas is nit whether to include them bu- how many can we fit!? A volunteer force is starting to coagulate.., if out of necessity to watch the first young'uns- Kevin (big Kevin) told me a Manzanita dried up already. Oh, the perils of living so far away. Kenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-4722256602008522922014-10-30T06:46:37.549-07:002014-10-30T06:46:37.549-07:00Kicking myself I didn't drop by yesterday (I w...Kicking myself I didn't drop by yesterday (I wasn't too far away) but I have misplaced my camera...Looking very good. 90% of plants will be dinky? What about prickly pears? Surely you have a spot for them? But delos are under that height so they should be legit. Delighted with your progress:do you have a volunteer force in place yet? You'll need 'em!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-2064753046342771382014-10-29T08:20:33.181-07:002014-10-29T08:20:33.181-07:00I'm forever grateful for contractors with the ...I'm forever grateful for contractors with the technical skills to move (or even do) irrigation systems. Gravel and sand...very underrated for the more xeric plants...people just cannot get over chocolate cake soils and organic mulches not being for all plants!<br /><br />I wondered about how gravel did not transfer heat downward into soil, maybe like how stone or rock houses stay cooler inside?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com