You should have plenty of choice as to what to grow there. It may not get enough sun for lavender and other sun lovers, but most other plants should be happy there.
Soilscape 18: Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soilsTexture: Loamy and clayeyCoverage: England: 19.9% Wales: 2.4% England & Wales: 17.5%Selected area: 16.4km2Drainage: Impeded drainage Fertility: Moderate Habitats: Seasonally wet pastures and woodlandsLandcover: Grassland and arable some woodlandCarbon: LowDrains to: Stream networkWater protection: Main risks are associated with overland flow from compacted or poached fields. Organic slurry, dirty water, fertiliser, pathogens and fine sediment can all move in suspension or solution with overland flow or drain waterGeneral cropping: Mostly suited to grass production for dairying or beef; some cereal production often for feed. Timeliness of stocking and fieldwork is important, and wet ground conditions should be avoided at the beginning and end of the growing season to avoid damage to soil structure. Land is tile drained and periodic moling or subsoiling will assist drainage
Billericay - Essex
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It may not get enough sun for lavender and other sun lovers, but most other plants should be happy there.
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This is for Bromley Rd, Bromley, Kent
Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils
Loamy and clayey
Coverage:
England: 19.9% Wales: 2.4%
England & Wales: 17.5%
Selected area:
16.4km2
Impeded drainage
Moderate
Seasonally wet pastures and woodlands
Grassland and arable some woodland
Carbon:
Low
Drains to:
Stream network
Water protection:
Main risks are associated with overland flow from compacted or poached fields. Organic slurry, dirty water, fertiliser, pathogens and fine sediment can all move in suspension or solution with overland flow or drain water
General cropping:
Mostly suited to grass production for dairying or beef; some cereal production often for feed. Timeliness of stocking and fieldwork is important, and wet ground conditions should be avoided at the beginning and end of the growing season to avoid damage to soil structure. Land is tile drained and periodic moling or subsoiling will assist drainage
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.