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gardening on building waste...
Hope I might be able to get some ideas or recommendations...
I have patch of land around .5 acres, south facing and sloping at around 35 degrees (going up from my property) to a height of around 30 feet to a hedge and substation the other side. The land is composed of a rough soil mixed with bricks, coal ash / clinker and stone. The only things growing are dandelions etc. The depth of the waste appears to be at least 6 feet (I believe its from an old mill clearance, bulldozed out of the way in the 80's to build the houses), so clearance to 'real earth' is out of the question. The land has had Japanese knotweed on it which has (after 4 years of work, lots of weed killer and a large garden incinerator) been brought under control, so clearance off site would not be practical given the costs likely for disposal So - my problem is how to develop the land to garden. At the moment my thought is to terrace into levels and put a layer (12 inches ? 18 inches ???) of compost / soil and grow in that. I am really not sure how to go about this - can anyone advise on the correct levels of compost / soil I would need, depths to work to, or recommend any books for developing a garden on what I suppose is a 'brown field site'. Or for that matter, any other thoughts / ideas from the gardening community on getting this land workable ? Thanks in advance Steve |
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