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Post by SueA on Oct 26, 2017 11:05:57 GMT
I came across this interesting site - well interesting if you like/are interested in soil types, which was mentioned in a book by Ken Thompson 'The Sceptical Gardener'( good read, debunks a lot of accepted gardening practices) got it from the library). You can put in your postcode or town & see what kind of soil you have in your area, it can't tell you exactly what you have in your garden (especially if you garden in pots on a roof like roofgardener! ) but gives you a general idea. We have acidic, sandy/loamy (although we have clay also), low fertility soil with a high water table & raised peat bog & floodplains nearby so with all the rain we have now I suppose I'd better get used to the wet! Soil types in your areaClick on 'search' to input your area, 'View soil information' for your specific info. & 'Legend' to see what the various colours in the area mean. Sorry I don't think it covers Scotland & N.Ireland/Ireland.
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Post by roofgardener on Oct 26, 2017 12:41:52 GMT
That's brilliant SueA .... well spotted !
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 26, 2017 16:24:34 GMT
Right now I have very wet soil
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Post by grindle on Oct 27, 2017 4:11:59 GMT
I have free draining slightly acidic low fertility soil
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Post by Bess on Oct 28, 2017 21:05:52 GMT
"Slightly acid loamy and clayey soils with impeded drainage..." pretty good sum up really. The new border my gardener just dug for me is v. clayey, but not as many lumps of concrete and brick as expected from previous borders!
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Post by Cherry on Oct 29, 2017 7:55:41 GMT
That book sounds very interesting SueA. It won’t be long until I am able to get this.
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Post by Rosie on Oct 30, 2017 8:49:27 GMT
My soil is different in areas of the garden, some patches are acidic but mostly it's nice open gritty soil, it had years of leaf litter before we came here
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 2, 2017 19:01:26 GMT
We have fertile clay soil......
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Post by vc on Dec 19, 2017 10:56:50 GMT
Rich, deep, free draining sandy loam at the back. Not quite as rich in the front garden but all has been enriched with loads of manure, compost etc.
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Post by ladybird on Jan 1, 2018 19:49:13 GMT
I came across this interesting site - well interesting if you like/are interested in soil types, which was mentioned in a book by Ken Thompson 'The Sceptical Gardener'( good read, debunks a lot of accepted gardening practices) got it from the library). You can put in your postcode or town & see what kind of soil you have in your area, it can't tell you exactly what you have in your garden (especially if you garden in pots on a roof like roofgardener! ) but gives you a general idea. We have acidic, sandy/loamy (although we have clay also), low fertility soil with a high water table & raised peat bog & floodplains nearby so with all the rain we have now I suppose I'd better get used to the wet! Soil types in your areaClick on 'search' to input your area, 'View soil information' for your specific info. & 'Legend' to see what the various colours in the area mean. Sorry I don't think it covers Scotland & N.Ireland/Ireland. No it dosn`t Sue , side lined again ,I`ll have to put in a complaint
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Post by SueA on Jan 1, 2018 21:57:25 GMT
You should ladybird. You never know though there might be another site somewhere with similar info. for other areas.
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 7, 2018 11:20:20 GMT
I did a careful analysis of the soil in my plantpots yesterday. After extensive cross-checking, I have come to the conclusion that my soil-type is.... "SOAKING WET"
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Post by Bess on Jan 11, 2018 1:19:51 GMT
That made me laugh, Roofy. My pots have been so soggy for ages, that a lot of my pansies and violas have succumbed to that black spot fungus they seem to get when wet/cold. I must remember to add sharper drainage next year. In the meantime, i'll replace with primroses.
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Post by chrism on Feb 25, 2018 13:44:01 GMT
Under the patio slabs, battlefield muck. Prior to laying to lawn in about a month or so, fresh topsoil will be put in. Ours is mid-range acid/alkaline, with the nudge towards acid.
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 25, 2018 14:04:51 GMT
Under the patio slabs, battlefield muck. Prior to laying to lawn in about a month or so, fresh topsoil will be put in. Ours is mid-range acid/alkaline, with the nudge towards acid. What sort of things do you anticipate growing, chrism ? (other than a lawn )
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