If you plant your Buddleia in the summer, remember to keep watering it until it is established. Buddleias grow in most types of soil as long as it is well drained. If your soil is heavy clay, introduce some horticultural grit into the planting hole to improve drainage. For more free-dr...
If you are unable to penetrate into the soil, don’t force it–as this can create root damage. Try to poke several holes into the soil, and then pour water over your plant. Let the water flow into the holes you have created. The water should go down easily into the drainage holes a...
Possible amendments include gypsum or sand to increase drainage, compost and well rotted manure to increase the organic content of soil, powdered limestone to raise the pH of soil, powdered Sulfur to lower the soil’s pH and a balanced (10-10-10) fertilizer to increase the nutritional content...
mix in compost to enrich it. (Learn more aboutsoil amendmentsandpreparing the soil for planting.) Choose or prepare a site that drains well. Poor drainage or pooling water can cause “wet feet,” potentially leading to root rot, stunted ...
Do you remember way back in the day when grandpa would grab a handful of dirt on the farm and smell or taste it? It was the oldtimer’s method of determining the pH level…if it tasted or smelled sour, it was acidic and he knew then that it was time to add lime to increase the...
Dig up your fern and add organic material or compost to the hole if you have clay soil that that doesn't drain well. Replace the fern,waterit well and give it a few weeks to bounce back. Transplant the fern if it currently grows in direct sunlight and has browned leaflets or fronds....
SoilWith proper drainage, beans may be grown in almost any soil type, with varying degrees of success. Their ideal soil pH ranges from 6 to 7, which is somewhere in the middle of acidic and neutral.What soil do beans grow on? Growing beans is most productive in clay soil or silt loam...
Soil They thrive in well-drained soil and benefit from compost amendments. Soil composition is not of great importance, but drainage is. Clay soil that compacts easily may need to be amended with somecompost or other organic materialto improve drainage and prevent compaction. Loosening up the soi...
Watch the video below to see Monty Don demonstrating how to plant garlic, with advice on planting depth and varieties to grow. If you have heavy clay soil, you can start off by planting garlic cloves singly in module trays in late autumn and then growing them on in a cold frame. This ...
It’s very important that garlic doesn’t sit in wet soil. If your garden soil is high in clay or drains poorly, garlic grower Robin Jarry of Hope, Maine, suggests growing in heavily mulched raised beds instead. “I plant in raised beds for good drainage and then mulch with about 6 in...