Six Resilient Plants That Are Made For Clay Soil Clay soil can present a few challenges for gardeners, but with the right approach, you can still have a thriving garden. Here are some common challenges encountered when dealing with clay soil and how to overcome them: Poor Drainage - Clay so...
I am starting to experiment with no-dig on my fairly heavy clay. I mulched my fruit garden (16 trees plus fruit bushes) with 4 inches of woodchips (got free from tree surgeons) 3 years ago and top it up each year. The fruit loves it and I was surprised how soft the soil was ...
The simplest way is with a ditch, or, if your garden is large, a few ditches. You will also, of course, need somewhere even lower into which the ditch can drain. The more clay in the soil, the more ditches are needed to draw off the water. A drainage ditch does not have to be...
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to mulch: This verb refers to covering the soil with a layer of material to retain moisture and suppress weeds. to do the weeding: This verb means to remove unwanted plants from a garden area. to transplant: This verb means to move...
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If you are short on space but still want to enjoy fresh garden vegetables, container gardening is your answer. If you have physical limitations or poor soil that keep you…Continue reading → Easy Garden Watering With a Soaker Hose A soaker hose is an easy way to water the garden with lit...
My gardening style is really just a mix of everything I’ve basked in online, plus the sad realisation that I have compacted clay soil and live in a very windy area. That, and being quite ill when I started gardening, led me to try to grow pesticide-free food, which meant I learnt...
Sprinkle organic fertilizer in the soil before or after planting. But, be careful! Remember not to over-fertilize as the plants will grow too quickly, get too soft, and the flavor will not be as intense. Feed your plants once a week with awater-soluble fertilizer. Keep the soil from dry...
” Once dried and cleaned, as use the seeds in various mixtures for our guerilla gardening practice. Seeds of sun lovers go in one container, shade lovers in another, while a third is a random go-anywhere mix (especially beloved of very young people. We each take a lump of clay soil,...