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Old 15-10-2006, 04:47 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default How deep should the soil be (for veg)?

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:46:11 +0100, tina wrote:

Well thats about 1/4 of the pebbles dug up & put to one side. Having
recently been diagnosed diabetic i can tell you all that digging is a
fantastic way of lowering ones blood sugar.

Would you advise me to remove all the pebbles first before digging
into the clay to mix in the pebbles or a trench at a time. (the clay
looks rock hard) :-(

p.s. I'm going to mix in compost from my 3 compost heaps. What mix
would you use? Equal amounts of clay, pebbles & compost or something
else?

Off for a nice soak in the bath now to sort my blistered palms out &
aching back.

No need to bother with my xmas diet now as all this excerise should
sort me out :-)