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Old 22-10-2013, 12:40 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 22/10/2013 12:23, 'Mike' wrote:
Had a poke in a couple of places with a graduated trowel and went into
the soil at least 10 centimetres and met wet all the way,


You need to dig down 12 to 18 inches not just 4 inches.