Comments on: Gardening | Garden Design | Clay soil – and how to improve it http://timmatchamgardendesign.co.uk/garden/gardening-garden-design-clay-soil-and-how-to-improve-it/ Helping you make the most of your garden Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liz http://timmatchamgardendesign.co.uk/garden/gardening-garden-design-clay-soil-and-how-to-improve-it/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Liz Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:00:54 +0000 http://timmatchamgardendesign.co.uk/?p=847#comment-131 Thanks for this article, I've been battling with solid clay the past few weeks attempting to make a new border. By solid, I mean solid, yellow clay. Huge great big hunks of it almost too heavy to lift. Not a single worm to be seen either. Over time, after having removed most of the worst clay patches and added soil improver, sand, compost, top soil and mulch, I hope it'll be far more workable. Thanks for this article, I’ve been battling with solid clay the past few weeks attempting to make a new border.

By solid, I mean solid, yellow clay. Huge great big hunks of it almost too heavy to lift. Not a single worm to be seen either.
Over time, after having removed most of the worst clay patches and added soil improver, sand, compost, top soil and mulch, I hope it’ll be far more workable.

]]> By: bangchik http://timmatchamgardendesign.co.uk/garden/gardening-garden-design-clay-soil-and-how-to-improve-it/comment-page-1/#comment-127 bangchik Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:10:32 +0000 http://timmatchamgardendesign.co.uk/?p=847#comment-127 The two extremes, clay and sandy offer challenges to gardening as you rightly mention. The general understanding of their properties will bring the best out of gardeners. Creativity will flow with the sweat and enthusiasm. Thanks for post. ~bangchik Putrajaya, Malaysia The two extremes, clay and sandy offer challenges to gardening as you rightly mention. The general understanding of their properties will bring the best out of gardeners. Creativity will flow with the sweat and enthusiasm. Thanks for post.

~bangchik
Putrajaya, Malaysia

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