There is a dip in part of my allotment and the soil is pretty heavy. While it never floods and doesn't get waterlogged the drainage is pretty slow and this year with all the rain some of my smaller plants died - i presume because although dry on top of the soil when i dug up it was saturated. I have been told that there is a small river running underneath.
I am thinking about making a couple of raised beds, but don't know how to go about this. How high above the current ground level should i go, and would i need to put membrane at the bottom or just put ontop of the current soil and fill it up - ie would the new soil get waterlogged too if i did this?
Because this is at the back of my plot i wanted to use it as a permanent bed and put in some globe artichokes, and gooseberry bushes.
Please let me know your thoughts thanks in advance
I am thinking about making a couple of raised beds, but don't know how to go about this. How high above the current ground level should i go, and would i need to put membrane at the bottom or just put ontop of the current soil and fill it up - ie would the new soil get waterlogged too if i did this?
Because this is at the back of my plot i wanted to use it as a permanent bed and put in some globe artichokes, and gooseberry bushes.
Please let me know your thoughts thanks in advance
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