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Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Dopnegal
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:33 am Post subject: New Site |
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Hi Guys, I'm new here but still very impressed with this site. Anyway, I have been in my new build house for about a year now. I intend to grow vegetables in my back garden but i am worried about the soil. It's basically very boggy and peaty.
I have dug trenches and put in rubble drains in places and I have still to rotavate. My brother did this in his garden and it toughened up a bit.
I am thinking about putting in raised beds as the thought of trucking in load after load of top soil appears daunting. Does anyone have any advice i could put to use.
I am in Dungloe Co.Donegal. I intend to plant potatoes, onion, carrots, lettuce basically all common veggies and some fruits. Thank you |
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Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Location: County Limerick
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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is the garden badly drained or is it a boggy soil(peaty soil0 because there is a difference. A raised bed will solve the problem of poor drainage but a boggy soil needs the addition of compost and sand/gravel incorporation. The physical structure of the soil has to be right before anything will grow. Nutrition or manure can be added later when you have righted the first problem. What weeds are already growing there?
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired) |
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