Muddy ground - How to resolve

[Jonny.D]

Wasn't sure where to post this.

I moved the compost bins yesterday and am left with this patch of bare dirt / soft mud where they were.



I'll be raking one bin out onto the ground so can turn one bin into the other and am wondering if there's anything I can do to stabilize the ground so it doesn't get too muddy

Thoughts I've had so far are,
Paving slabs
Small branches cut up and stomped in

Anyone resolved something like this before, or any ideas how to?

TIA

JD

[alldigging]

Bark chippings?

[lmayhow]

We have spare pathing slabs under our bins as we move and amalgamate our bins from the previous home owners....

[muddled]

Do you mean for underneath the compost bin?

I move my bins as they are ready and plant hungry feeders in the space to use up all that goodness! Therefore, I site this years bins where I want the next seasons pumpkin to go.

If you don't want to plant where the compost bin was and intend to always keep them there...does it matter if the ground is soggy?
Woodchips in a thick layer around the bin with a slab or two where you stand to dump stuff in it will make nicer underfoot

[Snoop Puss]

I was going to say the same as Muddled - plant something in it. Maybe late French beans now followed by a courgette or squash plant next year.

[Jonny.D]

Thanks to everyone for your answers, the area in blue is where I would like to stabilize

[Snoop Puss]

Does it get much sun during the day or does the wall cast a lot of shade?

[Jonny.D]

During the summer months the whole area gets sun in mid / late afternoon Snoop Puss.

Going on previous bins, the ground will be OK when is dry / partially dry though as soon as it rains it gets all muddy & slippery.

[veggiechicken]

I'm confused (as ever)!
What do you want to do there? Is it for the compost bins or growing summat?

[Snoop Puss]

Sounds like it could be time to get cultivating. What about something like a tall brassica? Bit late for sprouts, but a tree-type kale might do well.

To improve the drainage, you could add some sand as well as organic matter.

[BUFFS]

the reason it is muddy is that all the compost, at whatever height it got to, has been draining down onto a fairly small area that has been continually churned by a load of very happy worms, a few weeks exposed will soon have it looking a more "normal" state where you can grow anything.... except carrots..