We moved house last year into a newish build that is about 6 years old. I'm now looking forward to starting work on the garden (only grass there at the moment) however the soil is terrible quality so I need to improve it before getting to the fun part where I can buy plants.
From what I've seen the topsoil is only 3-4 inches deep in places, the soil itself seems to contain quite a lot of clay plus loads of stones, building rubble, etc.
What's the best way to improve it? Dig out the topsoil and remove a layer of subsoil and all the stones, then replace with more topsoil/compost? If so how deep should the topsoil be? Or can I get away with just digging lots of compost into the subsoil? What type of compost? Any other hints and tips?
Thanks in advance
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SchrodingersHat · 24/03/2013 19:17
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