I had a patch last weekend that was literally lumps, but had to get it to a fine tilth to get 50 odd onion sets in.
I added some coffee grounds, some burnt soil from another patch of the lottie, some mustard that had grown on a patch at home as a green manure and some sand. I dug it in for ages but still had lumps.
All the lumps got taken out and put into a pile ready to be broken down once they had dried out a bit, and bingo - a fine tilth. It took a while but all the sets sent in last weekend and are looking good now. |