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  • Raised netted berry bed?

    Hi folks,

    Last year I bought lots of various berries and currants - Raspberries x1, a red currant bush, a white currant bush, a black currant bush, blueberries x3. I am new to gardening and put them all in large pots, they seem to be doing well. I don't want to put them directly into the ground as my garden is very clay-like.

    However, this Spring I would like to make some sort of large netted raised berry bed. Has anyone done this? As I am new to gardening, I have some questions. How do people with very stodgy, clay like soil make the soil well draining? Would I need to make a pebble layer?

    Thank you for any help that you are able to provide!

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    Dig out the top spit, dig in plenty of coarse grit and some well rotted manure/home made compost below where the top spit was.
    Replace the top spit and lay minimum of 2-4" of manure on top and gently firm.
    Whilst you are doing this, remove any weeds/big stones you come across.
    In future years just put compost/well rotted manure on top but not touching the stems of any soft fruit, else you may get fungal/rotting problems.
    Clay soil is normally very fertile, so it just needs opening up which the grit and manure and worms etc will do.
    Feed the soil, not the plants.
    (helps if you have cluckies)

    Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
    Bob

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    • #3
      Originally posted by fishpond View Post
      Dig out the top spit, dig in plenty of coarse grit and some well rotted manure/home made compost below where the top spit was.
      Replace the top spit and lay minimum of 2-4" of manure on top and gently firm.
      Whilst you are doing this, remove any weeds/big stones you come across.
      In future years just put compost/well rotted manure on top but not touching the stems of any soft fruit, else you may get fungal/rotting problems.
      Clay soil is normally very fertile, so it just needs opening up which the grit and manure and worms etc will do.
      Thanks fishpond! Vey helpful indeed

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