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Soil for the bog garden
Im just digging out a new bog garden. Soil is heavy red clay, with about an
inch of half decent soil on top.Can I use the red clay and top soil IN the liner, thus avoiding the cost and pain of disposing of the spoil from the hole? Please say i can use the spoil! ) Thanks Tim |
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Soil for the bog garden
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from "Tim" notachanceunlessyouremovethis.twstannard@ntlworld .com contains these words: Im just digging out a new bog garden. Soil is heavy red clay, with about an inch of half decent soil on top.Can I use the red clay and top soil IN the liner, thus avoiding the cost and pain of disposing of the spoil from the hole? Please say i can use the spoil! ) Course you can; clay is both fertile and water-retentive. Sticky wet clay should be a welcome feast to many bogplants. I'd try to mix the topsoil in, plus some compost, as you re-fill the hole. If it's a low-lying soggy area of garden, your clay-ey bog garden might not even need a liner. Janet |
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Soil for the bog garden
Thanks for that Janet, thats a weight off my back, as well as my mind!
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