Clay Soil on Lawn
chantelle2
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Hi, Basically the people who lived in the property before me dug out a huge pond which I agreed to take over. However I pulled up the gravel from all over the garden 350 square meters! to find clay mixed in soil. I spoke to the old owners and they explained when they dug the pond they buried all clay and put a layer of soil on top. So Ive stuck random poles in the ground, Under all this clay soil is really good soil! however in some places the clay soil is 2 inches thick and in others its 10 inches thick. Im guessing the ground was uneven before because now its pretty even.
Ive done some research and not really being able to afford alot as I have to renovate the inside of the house yet! Im thinking of using pvc pipe to create lots of holes all over the garden and fill them with sand to act as drainage points and then also adding some gypsum to the ground too. I also red Fescue and rye grass are good for clay soil?
Not looking for anything spectacular as a finished project, just a lawn kids can play ball and ride bikes on.
Any advice would be great! Thanks
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Clay is the best medium for growing - many people have clay and it's just a case of adding the right things to it initially.
If there's only two inches, simply dig that in and mix it with the other soil. You can do the same with the deeper areas, but if you add grit to the mix as well, it really won't be an issue as it will help with drianage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...