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I seem to have been slow in spotting this section of the forum ... sorry. Anyone who looks at the Feeling Fruity section will note that I've been posting on and off there for 2 months.
Anyway, I have a 1,350 m2 garden in north Herefordshire which is still a work in progress. The front garden soil was in good condition when I began, having been a garden for many years. But the back garden's being made from what was once arable farmland and there really wasn't much topsoil in it.
So far, the garden's mostly down to shrubs, trees, perennial vegs. and dwarf fruit trees. I'm concentrating on perennial crops, partly because they can be a lot less work.
The garden's on a 'normal', i.e. very rich and fertile, Herefordshire loam. It's much better than a clay soil, because it crumbles to dust when it gets very dry and doesn't form hard clods. But it gets very 'claggy' in winter. Maybe it's a good thing that with perennial crops there's isn't much need for wet weather cultivation.
Anyway, I have a 1,350 m2 garden in north Herefordshire which is still a work in progress. The front garden soil was in good condition when I began, having been a garden for many years. But the back garden's being made from what was once arable farmland and there really wasn't much topsoil in it.
So far, the garden's mostly down to shrubs, trees, perennial vegs. and dwarf fruit trees. I'm concentrating on perennial crops, partly because they can be a lot less work.
The garden's on a 'normal', i.e. very rich and fertile, Herefordshire loam. It's much better than a clay soil, because it crumbles to dust when it gets very dry and doesn't form hard clods. But it gets very 'claggy' in winter. Maybe it's a good thing that with perennial crops there's isn't much need for wet weather cultivation.
Welcome to the vine from a newbie in rain- and wind-swept Wales....I do get to see fruit of a sort when OH brings home a fruit & nut bar... hope you enjoy the Vine 
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