grit: was Winter seedling care

[Adam Fikso]

That's really cooperative,. Marge.  I hope it works, I can use it for other
purposes.  It's great for helping to drain clay soil, irises love decomposed
granite.   Also, it's coarser than the usual sand that one can get,including
builder's sand.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt at HORT.NET>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: grit: was Winter seedling care



> BTW, I took a chance on romance and sent in a comment on the NC
> Granite Corp. web site, reiterating what I'd sent via email some
> years ago.  Surprise, surprise, I received a reply tonight from
> Robert R. Ferris, President & CEO of North Carolina Granite
> Corporation, saying that they have been trying to market it through
> Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart, but were running into distribution
> methods problems.  So, they're trying to break into the garden center
> type market.  I sure hope they succeed because I have to drive 45
> miles to get my grit and I'd much rather be able to get it more
> conveniently.  I told him if he did get a deal going with any outlet
> and told me, I'd post it on every list I'm on:-)
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt at hort.net
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