[8doubles]

Builders sand used for bricklaying is not good for growing as it tends to compact. Sharp or screed sand used for laying floors is the one to get.

[mumofstig]

well ! that's the tenth time that sharp sand has been mentioned, so I think we are all very clear on this now.

SHARP SAND it is ....
11 and 12th time and still counting

[DD.]

So, I can't use ordinary builder's sand, then? 

[mumofstig]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

you can't 

[arugula]

Why not?

[mumofstig]

It's grains are too little..like our text

[arugula]

Oh! I see.

[mumofstig]

glad you can..it's getting way to small for me   

[arugula]

glad you can..it's getting way to small for me   

 

[JohnB47]

Er sorry, sharps and what exactly?

[Ma and Pa Snip]

sharps wit sand it seems     

[Swing Swang]

There's been a debate on the sharp vs builder's sand issue which is worth looking up. The person who took the opposite view to me made the point that once builder's sand is mixed in with non-homogenous soil it behaves differently to how it behaves on its own. His argument was pursuasive and worthy of consideration, and I commend it to you. Maybe someone will post the link.

[JayG]

There's been a debate on the sharp vs builder's sand issue which is worth looking up. The person who took the opposite view to me made the point that once builder's sand is mixed in with non-homogenous soil it behaves differently to how it behaves on its own. His argument was pursuasive and worthy of consideration, and I commend it to you. Maybe someone will post the link.

This one? :

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=51539.msg611869#msg611869

Builder's sand and sharp sand are both £1.64 per 25kg bag at B&Q; why buy anything other than sharp sand for horticultural use since there don't seem to be any question marks about it? 

[Swing Swang]

JayG - thanks for looking this up - I fully agree with you regarding the 'why buy anything else' comment, and I personally wouldn't put builders' sand on my patch either.