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What can I replace pond plants soil with?

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The soil around my pond plants has eroded away and the roots are exposed.  What kind of soil can I use to replace it without costing the earth.

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3 Responses to "What can I replace pond plants soil with?"

  • gilly says:
    August 30, 2010 at 8:25 am
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    You should use proper aquatic compost as garden soil could have all sort’s of chemicals in it that would damage your pond life. you can get aquatic compost from most garden centres. Hope this helps.

  • Granny says:
    August 30, 2010 at 8:25 am
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    I’m not sure what you mean by "costing the Earth"
    However, regular dirt from your yard will work just fine.

  • Peter T says:
    August 30, 2010 at 8:25 am
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    why has the soil gone in the first place ?, you can use soil from your garden as long as you haven’t been treating it with any chemicals, when you plant up you need to line planting basket with Hessian, then fill with soil, put in your plant then fold excess hessian over soil and then cover the top with a couple of inches of gravel to stop fish or other aquatic life from disturbing the soil.

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