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enriching dreadful soil
I have an area at the back of my garden which originally, and for about 40 years I should think, had four enormous leylandii growing in it. I took these out, and created a pretty space and put some bamboo in for screening. The bamboo has served its purpose and I have now taken it out with a view to creating a proper bed for shrubs, climbers and perennials. But the soil, as expected, is absolutely shocking. It is dry and dusty, not a worm in sight, water simply rolls off it. I bought a m3 of soil conditioner from ProGrow and am going to start with a good heavy mulch to start improving it, (am not putting on the whole lot as some is for other parts of the garden, but I plan on putting in a really heavy amount at intervals over a couple of months). But do I need to kickstart it with some beneficial bacteria somehow, or will the soil conditioner do that? i am wondering if it is just inert bulk or it it will start to introduce a bit of what's necessary. Any ideas? The website is no help.
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Any organic matter is the best way of improving rubbish soil.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...