Are Your Plants Often Rotting Due to Waterlogging? Then, You Should Start Using ‘Sharp Sand’

While the pampered beach sand lacks the skill of holding the soil together, this gritty sand helps the soil remain compact and, therefore, improves drainage. Thanks to this grittiness that the soil doesn’t become too heavy or waterlogged. As a result, water and oxygen are able to seep deeper into the soil; otherwise, the plant would have rotted or perhaps died due to a lack or excess of nutrients.

A Reddit user, who goes by the moniker u/SIMPLIFYGARDENING, shared that “sharp sand” proved to be a “game-changer” in propagating his carrots. “I recently experimented with a unique method of growing carrots - using sharp sand with a compost core - and the results were too good not to share,” they shared in a post, adding, “This method has been a game changer in my carrot-growing endeavors. Not only has it made the process more efficient, but the quality of the carrots has been remarkable.”

The Reddit user mixed the sand in a compost core and planted the carrot seeds inside this blend, but Sons suggests that the sand works best when blended with clay-heavy beds or potting mixes, as well as root-cutting compost or seed-starting trays. This, she said, compacts the soil, without compromising on its fertility.

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