On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:58:58 +0000, RobertM
wrote:

I believe it is clay soil although I'm not really sure how to tell the
difference !

Have a look at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basic...oursoil1.shtml
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/...l_types1.shtml

to help you with the soil type stuff.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay.