Rock dust - fab for garden, could stop global warming

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Yeah it does.

Resigned from my job yesterday so got four weeks gardening leave before the new one starts :D :D :D :D

Might see if I can get some of the dust and, you know, have a trial, grow large onions and save the planet.
 
Let us know how you get on, never used it myself, but would be interested in the results.

:D
 
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cant really see how they can claim it as that much of a breakthrough, havnt they been farming in volcanic rock dust for thousands of years eg on the sides of vesuvious? (still a bit safer though!)
 
The only reason I can see of rock dust helping is that it aerates the soil giving bacteria a better environment in which to thrive.
Soil is a mixture of rock dust from erosion and decomposed animal and vegetable matter.
Volcanic ash contains a great deal of minerals so therefore improves fertility.
10 years ago I dug out all the clay soil in my flower beds and mixed it with equal parts of sharp sand (stone dust) and peat and compost.
I made a large sieve framed around a wheelbarrow and passed the mixture through this before returning it to the flower beds.
This has become a beautiful loam soil which gets top dressed with garden compost each year.
 
Dewy said:
The only reason I can see of rock dust helping is that it aerates the soil giving bacteria a better environment in which to thrive.
Soil is a mixture of rock dust from erosion and decomposed animal and vegetable matter.
Volcanic ash contains a great deal of minerals so therefore improves fertility.
10 years ago I dug out all the clay soil in my flower beds and mixed it with equal parts of sharp sand (stone dust) and peat and compost.
I made a large sieve framed around a wheelbarrow and passed the mixture through this before returning it to the flower beds.
This has become a beautiful loam soil which gets top dressed with garden compost each year.
Wish I'd done that Dewy, I've always (here two years) dug out a bigger/deeper hole than required, got rid of the solid clay bits, mixed the remainder with soil improver (by bucket !), sharp sand and a bit of pea grit. Wished I'd done the whole borders now as when you get a new plant it's bloody awkward in our (deliberate) jungle of a garden :(
 
Perhaps one for us budding ('cuse pun) gardeners to try and report back on, I must admit the article strays rather into the pseudo science bit, but hey, don't knock it if you aint tried it.
 

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