Small plastic pots, e . g ., flower pots about 3 inches deep, can be filled with sterilized dirt ( or a loamy pH neutral soil ) and set in the gravel to give the snails a place to lay their eggs.
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Scattered along the main slope and in places on the southern end of the Little Tom Mountain ridgetop there are pockets of richer, more neutral soil, often associated with seeps, where a relatively sparse shrub layer and a more diverse ground cover of sedges, herbs, and ferns, and some rare plants occur these are pleasant places to walk.
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With tensions stoked between the Eastern region and Gowon's federal government, on 4 5 January 1967, in compliance with Ojukwu's desire to meet for talks only on neutral soil, a summit attended by Gowon, Ojukwu and other members of the Supreme Military Council was held at Aburi in Ghana, the stated purpose of which was to resolve all outstanding conflicts and establish Nigeria as a confederation of regions.
