sharp/coarse sand

We have a few bags left over from some building work. Can I use the sand for gardening "as is" or would it need to be rinsed or washed through?

It'd be mixing it with compost for striking cuttings etc. Daft question I know ;) thx
09:55 Wed 02nd May 2012
 
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It is going to depend on where it came from. River and gravel-bed sand is OK; coastal sand has sea-salts in it.
I have used it on lawns and beds and it has been fine.
You could leave in a heap on a rough bit of ground for the rain to wash over it for a month to wash out any salts.
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you would need to give it a good wash as all the sand we sell where i work is "washed and lime free"


Dave.
It is going to depend on where it came from. River and gravel-bed sand is OK; coastal sand has sea-salts in it.
I have used it on lawns and beds and it has been fine.
You could leave in a heap on a rough bit of ground for the rain to wash over it for a month to wash out any salts.
I use building sand all the time and it doesn't seem to do any harm.

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