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Greetings all. Im Pete i come from Timperley but live in Sheffield now, I dont have much space but trying to turn it into something nice. I know nothing really about planting and growing stuff, i wish I had the knowledge my dad had.
Front garden is about 3.5x2.5m or in real money 14'x10', I dug out over 2ton of clay 6 years ago, mixed in about 8 bags each of Compost, pea shingle, sharps sand to bring the level up and try to break the clay down a bit. Added a top 1.5ton of sandy top soil. Grass seeded and have an established lawn. Boarders are bare at the moment, just planted privet cuttings last year along the front edge (I want a short hedge).
Just planted a load of established Strawberry plants under the front window.
The rear garden got a major shuffle 18months ago its a rectangular plot short wall on 3 sides with steps the width of it up to the grass on the 4th. Its not much bigger than the front garden, It got 2ton of top soil after as much clay could be taken out, Turfed last year, Rhubarb bush in a corner doing well, Sweet pea in planters along the bottom wall starting the climb up the fence. 6 garlic bulbs doing well. But nothing in the boarders.
The soil in the area is very clayish and drainage can be an issue. With prolonged rain puddles do form on the lawn and in the beds but has been better since I started to get out with the hoe once a week.
Pete
Front garden is about 3.5x2.5m or in real money 14'x10', I dug out over 2ton of clay 6 years ago, mixed in about 8 bags each of Compost, pea shingle, sharps sand to bring the level up and try to break the clay down a bit. Added a top 1.5ton of sandy top soil. Grass seeded and have an established lawn. Boarders are bare at the moment, just planted privet cuttings last year along the front edge (I want a short hedge).
Just planted a load of established Strawberry plants under the front window.
The rear garden got a major shuffle 18months ago its a rectangular plot short wall on 3 sides with steps the width of it up to the grass on the 4th. Its not much bigger than the front garden, It got 2ton of top soil after as much clay could be taken out, Turfed last year, Rhubarb bush in a corner doing well, Sweet pea in planters along the bottom wall starting the climb up the fence. 6 garlic bulbs doing well. But nothing in the boarders.
The soil in the area is very clayish and drainage can be an issue. With prolonged rain puddles do form on the lawn and in the beds but has been better since I started to get out with the hoe once a week.
Pete
Dad wasnt happy a year after I had stuck a potato in one...
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