Nick Maclaren Stroked my keelbasa and whined:

In article ,
Broadback wrote:

Adding manure ( I use lots) to the ground I wish to improve will do no
good. It is what I believe is called gravel, with no topsoil at all. I
say believe because my idea of gravel is the sharp edged small stones
that are used for concrete making. This is various sized pebbles in a
very meagre amount of sand and clay.

I suggest a few loads of builders's sand, and a third the amount of
manure. It may not work, but nothing much else will if it doesn't.

Move to France. Better class of people.