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London Clay Soil - Topsoil

john.halsteaduo1JDSpSjohn.halsteaduo1JDSpS Posts: 6
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Hi,

I live in surrey and we have a clay-type soil but it's not terrible.

I'm about to rotovate but I'm not clear on whether (given the soil type) on what top soil i need to buy as all advice seems to suggest sand is a bad idea for clay (i.e sandy loams).

Can someone advise?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    is it going to be a lawn or border , or something else afterwards?
    Devon.
  • john.halsteaduo1JDSpSjohn.halsteaduo1JDSpS Posts: 6
    Lawn for Now - trying to just get it back to scratch - it's a muddy mess after digging out all the weeds.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    If it's going to be lawn"for now" and the soil is "not terrible " I'd not add anything to it. Wait until you're creating borders then add some "good stuff" to that.
    Devon.
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Compost/soil improver is what you need. Humus is the answer to loosening it up. Sand will give you a large brick. I have clay soil too and I'm still working on it adding compost all the time. 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I agree with Hosta if there are no real problems with your soil
    Some RHS info here may give some ideas about dealing with clay.
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=620


    Billericay - Essex

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  • john.halsteaduo1JDSpSjohn.halsteaduo1JDSpS Posts: 6
    if it helps, this is what I'm working with. It was a weed ridden mess. It's now a bit of dirt with lots of roots in it
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