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Is it acceptable to use litter clay to help as a binder as the sugar daddy here is so fine ever time it rains the organic material washes out of the garden beds I've been adding organic material by the truck load and been doing it since 2011 I've pretty much masted clay, caliche, glacial Alaskan soil but the sugar sand is russell co Alabama is just about beaten me as soon as the organic material get washed out the sand become polibaric once the sun hits it
 
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Sounds like a challenging situation.

I would never buy commercial cat litter to add to soil. Gawd, that's a financial nightmare.

Personally I think what you need is biochar, and lots of it. It's a sponge and a buffer that helps keep plant-friendly natural fertilizers in the grow zone instead of leaching out.

Composted wood chips also give the soil some muscle and resilience -- worth considering.

My 2c.
 
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