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After 7 years, I think I've achieved moist well-drained soil!? (Hopefully some hope for new-build owners.)

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SmallGreenBabies · 30/05/2025 22:15

Moved into our new build house 7 years ago, including standard square-of-grass garden. For years it was horrendously clay/soggy/poorly draining/flooded. But I planted and mulched and planted and mulched and I think I might have achieved moist well-drained soil!? I always thought it was a myth, but it's become easy to dig and feels good! Loads of worms. I can't grow anything that errs on the side of liking well-drained soil, but other than that everything is very healthy with the nutrients from the clay. So, just wanted to offer some hope to any keen gardeners who have just moved into a claggy clay new build.

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Agapornis · 30/05/2025 22:44

Well done! I moved into a 20 year old house 4 years ago where clearly no one had ever added any mulch to the clay, or done any garden care beyond mowing the patchy grass. It's taken 4 years but maybe for the first time I won't have to add so much mulch this winter!

I had a lightbulb moment this February when I realised there was one patch that still looked horrible after all this time... Dug down two inches and found a concrete washing line post hole 😂

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