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Terrible soil what can I do

joannajmillerjoannajmiller Posts: 45
in Problem solving
Hi!

Every year I spend hours digging this bed and picking out stones. It quickly fills with perennials and then by the following spring it looks like this again!

is this just normal?

do I just dig weeds up and mulch over the top of all this crap and it will improve in time? Or do I need to dig the whole thing over and dig in an improver?




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  • joannajmillerjoannajmiller Posts: 45
    Oops trying pics again 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    If it quickly fills with perennials it's not awful soil. 
    I don't dig round perennials every year. Remove the weeds and mulch


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • joannajmillerjoannajmiller Posts: 45
    It’s so compacted. Does that matter?
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    It will improve with mulching but if the plants are happy, no problem


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Just think of the stones as slow release mineral fertiliser and the problem takes care of itself. ;)
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • joannajmillerjoannajmiller Posts: 45
    So for aesthetics just cover the whole lot with fine bark do you think?
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    The best way to hide the soil, is to grow more plants.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Daisy33Daisy33 Posts: 1,031
    punkdoc said:
    The best way to hide the soil, is to grow more plants.
    That should be a signature for this forum, @punkdoc . B)
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