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Climbers and soil type- confused.com
Right then folks- heres my new question
i want 2 types of climbers, (two of each type) which flower at different times, which like clay soil, which have yellow leaves (to match a choiya and so i can see it from a distance) that doesnt mind being exposed (ooh matron(
Also when the plant selector asks whether soil is moist or well drained, which do i pick?
the soil is moist when wet and rock hard when dry- its clay--- so what is it please?
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_ Improve the soil with lots of grit, and you'll have well-drained soil. Clay soil will
become a bog in winter, and parchment in a dry summer; plants may be killed in the
wettest months, so surviving winter is less likely for those that enjoy a well-drained
medium.
_ Actinidia has many variegated cultivars (including yellow). The same for
Trachelospermum, and there´s lonicera japonica (japanese honeysuckle 'Gold
Nancy'). And, of course, golden hop (Humulus lupulus).
Ooh thanks dimwit- i shall order some grit and get looking up those plants
very helpful thanks
If you add some well rotted manure and compost as well as the grit, it will open the soil up and help the drainage as well. It'll also help it from getting rock hard during long dry spells
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...