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Old 06-05-2012, 09:41 PM
rajah rajah is offline
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Originally Posted by lannerman View Post
Hi rajah, yes, the concrete will have had some bearing on the ph and also the fact that the soil has been under this concrete for awhile will also tend to make it more alkaline. I feel that your natural ph must be high, have you checked the ph of the soil away from the shed base to compare ? Its very hard to change basic ph levels and I'd suggest that you plant things which like lime. Having done what youve done re the sand and FYM, you can plant when ever you want, theres no reason to leave it.
regards, Lannerman.
Hi,
Yes ive just finished testing various other parts of the garden. they too are around neutral to alkaline.
So perhaps the concrete isnt having so much effect on the alkanity of the soil under the concrete.

Ive a mind to added more fertiliser and a few bags of topsoil to the underlying soil before adding plants to it.

thanks for the feedback.