Creating healthy soil is a long-term project and is not something that can be done overnight. It cannot be done instantly and it takes many years of hard work. I wish there was a simpler way but there really isn't.

Working with the soil you already have will be the quickest way to gain healthier soil. No matter what, your soil could range from Sandy Loam to heavy clay or something in between.

You will always need to be working on your soil when you're gardening, it is inevitable.

The many forms of organic matter will become very familiar to you as you improve your soil.

Organic matter will become your best friend no matter what form it takes. Whether that be manure compost mushroom compost grass clippings mulching it will always be very important for your soil. You name it, any form of organic matter that you put into or onto your soil becomes your soil so what you start adding today is what you'll have be created tomorrow.

I personally garden on clay and rock soil with about 6 inches of soil followed by Underneath by shale. Our soil we have is quite heavy so over the years we've been adding lots of organic matter mainly in the form of cow manure and heavily mulching in general. 

Having healthy soil is going to be very important if you're ever gonna have a really good garden. That means you're going to need to look into it as soon as possible to have the best success with your plants.

If you need any more advice on getting your soil healthy get in touch with us at The Grove Country Gardens Centre.


As always, 

Happy Gardening

Matthew