On Mar 15, 12:33*pm, Compo in Caithness
wrote:
Can anyone give me any information about the red sandy soils found in
Paignton, Devon, gardens please?

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Sandy soils are a pain in the bum in drought conditions.Nutrients are
leached out when it rains. Any compost you dig in just disappears with
little apparent benifit.
They are good for most root crops (subject to no drought). You can
forget about brassicas. (Cabbage, cauliflower, sprouts) though.
See what your nieghbours are growing (but not ones too far away.)
Easy to dig.