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Problem Clay soil

Hi Can anybody help I have had my new home just under a year and this year is the year to tackle the garden. I started full of happiness till I stuck my folk in and heard the squelch of the soil. I then set about it with a spade and started to dig by Stephen Warren

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22/05/2012 13:20:13

by Sparklepinksunflower

Potato blight soil

Hello there, one of my potato sacks has unfortunatly suffered from the dreaded blight... i was just wondering what to do with the soil and compost that is in the sack, is it still safe to grow other fruit and veg in there like a broccoli or even a by Pondman

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21/07/2012 22:49:13

by Zoomer44

slate soil and slugs

I need help with what plants to choose. each year I spend a fortune just for the slugs to eat, or for them to die because soil is bad I need to know what plants I can buy that will survive both problems Maybe you might consider trying to improve by jackie williams

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06/05/2012 11:05:09

by blairs

Clay soil problem

Hi All, I have bought a new house which has rock hard clay soil, have planted a number of things all of which don't last long. Tried plant feed and fertilizer, but still no joy. Please, any ideas? Thanks I had this forty eight years ago by L0la

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10/03/2012 18:22:46

by ritna

Using woven landscape fabric to overwinter soil

Hello fellow plant people, I have been looking for advice on how to use woven landscape fabric or Mapex to protect a plot (2.10x6.3m) over the winter (from now until March-ish). I want to use it to keep the soil warm for early planting and sowing by Beatrice Lee

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25/11/2012 13:27:39

by Verdun

Soil problem? (Newly created woodland area)

We've noticed growths of green algae and mossy stuff appearing on top of the soil in our woodland garden. We dug it over completely in the late spring and we're in the process of creating a woodland area. There is dappled shade from a neighbour by wisehedgecrone

11/08/2012 13:36:02

by sotongeoff

clay soil so little choice of plants

Have done what we can to improve the soil in our garden as it is still really heavy clay soil making it hard work. We have some shrubs to keep us going but need more colour that is long lasting and that needs little looking after. Clay soil by Renu

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23/02/2013 21:19:30

by Dovefromabove

Clay Soil

/forum/problem-solving/clay-soil-so-little-choice-of-plants/75039.html http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/clay-soil-and-boggy-lawn/74423.html http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/soil/74360.html http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/problem-clay-soil by Dave

24/02/2013 14:48:45

by sotongeoff

Soil Tester

Hi, I am curious to find out what type of soil i have and wondered about buying a tester, there are some cheap ones available for You can get them for a couple of £ from garden centre or eBay , they will be standard check ph , acid or alkaline soil by Singy

16/06/2013 19:59:49

by Seboni121

Ericaceous soil

We have an area of garden where we want to plant acid loving plants - but our soil is mainly heavy clay and certainly the hydranegas wehave planted there seem to only live for one season. Our local garden centre have just advised us to mix by rosiella

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20/01/2012 01:13:30

by whitevanwoman

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