Quoting Doris Dignard (Fri 21 Nov 1997 22:38) to Christopher Greaves:
DD> I remember that when my kids were small, we always got our
DD> sand for  the kids' sand box from the building centres
DD> (homes, not plants) and it  was always Silica. 
DD> When we wanted sand to add to our soil, we went to the beach
DD> and loaded  up.
Should have caused you problems, big time. Besides possible
saline, beach sand is rounded (moresore from the ocean) and
will pack down very hard causing poor drainage.
Judy--
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