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DIsForDelightful · 26/05/2023 20:03

Managed to strim most of the grass on the front garden and cut back the hedge between us and next door.
I bought some dahlias and geraniums too.
Whilst this might not seem like much I'm in the middle of an extension so both gardens are building sites!
Today I made the best of the front garden and tomorrow I'll make a start on the back.
Our garden is mostly made up of clay soil. I saw something on Instagram the other day about using worms to help with drainage and I was wondering if anyone else has done this? I think they just bought a tonne of soil with worms in but I'm wondering if I can just buy a bag o' worms and Chuck them down?

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Errolwasahero · 26/05/2023 22:05

Never heard of worms for drainage, sorry, but a load of horse muck never goes amiss…

today I have been mostly trying to rescue our asparagus… which is probably a lost cause 🥲. And if you see my thread you will see I have also been having a little chat with my oh about what we cut back for paths and what we leave because they’re behind the bloody wall 🤬

MereDintofPandiculation · 27/05/2023 11:46

Worms will help the structure of soil, but the worms you can buy are intended for compost heaps and are a different species, wanting a lot of humus. Start with mulch to improve texture, and the worms will come

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