On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:18:20 +0100, "Brian"
wrote:

Paddy

London SE was/is part of Kent. The soil is exceptionally fertile though
can vary.
Low areas of SE such as Deptford have quite a depth of silt over the
underlying clay. This is very early to produce but dries very quickly. SE4
and SE6 have just a few inches of silt on the clay and very good soil.
"If you don't wash your hands after gardening your finger nails will grow
roots" I was once kidded!!
High areas have solid clay. Kidbrooke seemed to have no silt covering at
all but the clay soon became workable after exposure.
The rubble could, quite simply, be buried.
It wouldn't even increase the existing height.
At about ten inches it would soon become deeper and do nothing but good.
Top soil would be no better than your own which was probably market garden
or farmland originally.
Grow the very best roses.!!
Best Wishes Brian. 'flayb' to respond.



Made a start digging yesterday. What a gooey mess but I suppose it has
been raining for several days. Not as many bricks and bits as I
suspected but a bit soul distroying trying to work with what seems to
be more related to blutack than soil. Good news is that further up the
slope things change for the better. Someone please tell me that things
will be easier when it dries a little. So what do I do with the muddy
bit - dig in gravel or something like that?

ta