Hi,
I was fortunate to get the keys to my plot last November. Over the course of this time I've been clearing the plot which I have done successfully. I have roughly dug over the majority of the plot but am a little confused as to what to do next?
The beds are heavy clay, so I want to get some kind of organic matter into the soil. My initial plan was to have the plots dug by the end of November, and cover them with muck over the winter - which is what I've read on the forum and internet, but inevitably life, the weather have meant the plots were finally finished in December and no trucks could physically get to the plot due to waterlogging which looks likely until March now.
My question is, what do I need to do in order to bring my beds up to scratch for the coming growing season? Will it be too late to add anything into the soil by March? At present the beds are so water logged and heavy clay, will I need to dig them over again to break up the large clay clods left by the rough digging?
Do you have any advice for me in order to prepare the beds for the new season.
Thanks in advance
I was fortunate to get the keys to my plot last November. Over the course of this time I've been clearing the plot which I have done successfully. I have roughly dug over the majority of the plot but am a little confused as to what to do next?
The beds are heavy clay, so I want to get some kind of organic matter into the soil. My initial plan was to have the plots dug by the end of November, and cover them with muck over the winter - which is what I've read on the forum and internet, but inevitably life, the weather have meant the plots were finally finished in December and no trucks could physically get to the plot due to waterlogging which looks likely until March now.
My question is, what do I need to do in order to bring my beds up to scratch for the coming growing season? Will it be too late to add anything into the soil by March? At present the beds are so water logged and heavy clay, will I need to dig them over again to break up the large clay clods left by the rough digging?
Do you have any advice for me in order to prepare the beds for the new season.
Thanks in advance
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