Layer on inches of garden compost and/or well rotted manure in late autumn once all your perennials have died back. The worms will work it in for you over the winter and the new shoots will burst through in spring. No need to dig. Just the effort of barrowing and spreading.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Hi Obelixx, really? Will that work? I've been digging out weeds as well so will cover the area with the weed suppressing fabric then wait for autumn. Thanks.
Yes,but you need to do it every autumn on established beds.
For a new bed you don't have to wait till autumn. Once you've cleared all the weeds and their roots, rake as level as you can and leave for a week or 3 to see if any regrow. You can then hoe annual weedlings and either dig out new perennial weeds or spray them with glyphosate to kill the roots. That takes 2 more weeks to act.
Then you can apply a good layer of compost and plant straight away rather than waiting till autumn. Just make sure that anything you plant from late spring to iteh end of summer is watered regularly to help it settle in and get established.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Thanks Obelixx, I guess there's no shortcut in gardening . Since I've already dug about a quarter of the shady corner, I will finish mixing in the grits and follow your advice.
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Layer on inches of garden compost and/or well rotted manure in late autumn once all your perennials have died back. The worms will work it in for you over the winter and the new shoots will burst through in spring. No need to dig. Just the effort of barrowing and spreading.
Hi Obelixx, really? Will that work? I've been digging out weeds as well so will cover the area with the weed suppressing fabric then wait for autumn. Thanks.
Yes,but you need to do it every autumn on established beds.
For a new bed you don't have to wait till autumn. Once you've cleared all the weeds and their roots, rake as level as you can and leave for a week or 3 to see if any regrow. You can then hoe annual weedlings and either dig out new perennial weeds or spray them with glyphosate to kill the roots. That takes 2 more weeks to act.
Then you can apply a good layer of compost and plant straight away rather than waiting till autumn. Just make sure that anything you plant from late spring to iteh end of summer is watered regularly to help it settle in and get established.
Thanks Obelixx, I guess there's no shortcut in gardening
. Since I've already dug about a quarter of the shady corner, I will finish mixing in the grits and follow your advice.