If you want stronger growth, better drainage and more reliable harvests, the first thing to understand is your soil type. In UK gardens, most problems with vegetables can be traced back to soil structure rather than fertiliser or watering mistakes. Before trying to improve soil, add compost, or fix drainage, you need to know whether … Read more
If you are asking what type of soil do I have, the answer takes two minutes and no kit: squeeze a damp handful. If it rolls into a shiny sausage it is clay, if it feels gritty and falls apart it is sand, and if it holds together loosely then crumbles it is the loam … Read more
Share this Facebook Pinterest WhatsApp X Email How to improve garden soil in the UK comes down to one habit above all others: add organic matter to the surface, little and often, and let the soil and the worms do the rest. Whether you are on heavy clay, light sand, or something in between, a … Read more