newbie advice
Last post 17-06-2012 9:42 PM by Anonymous. 5 replies.
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16/06/2012 10:10 PM
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Hello everyone I moved into new house and I have destroyed all plants in my small front garden as they were very overgrown and old now its empty I dont no where to go from here ??? should I treat the earth before I plant there was weeds as well I have only turned the earth should I pull all the green bits out and stones should I remove them and I have no idea what to plant. sorry if i sound stupid but ive always lived in a flat never had gardens only ever killed potted plants very unlucky but I'm trying
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16/06/2012 11:08 PM
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- 07 Nov 2006
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Hello jjune and welcome to the forum.
In short. To dig in weeds is OK provided that they ar e a spade's depth. Some perennial subjects are best removed. You refer to your front garden as being small. How small? What plants to grow?
Much depends upon what you would like the area to turn out like. Could you give us all a bit more idea, as to the picture you have in mind. We will be only too pleased to share our ideas. Best regards. Mike.
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16/06/2012 11:18 PM
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17/06/2012 12:34 AM
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Hi jjune.
OK. To add some new fresh top soil. Most nurseries and garden centers can provide such. Local superstores like B&Q offer a range of soil conditioners and bags of top soil. I have recently put quite a few pounds into the coffers of B&Q. I must warn you. I have mixed potting/soil conditioners and top soil. I have for the first time in 48 yrs in this garden. I have aquired several weeds. My suggestion is. Although your plot is comparitively small. Get the groundwork sorted first. Then take a look around locally. See what appears to be growing well in other gardens. and parks.. Then. Please come back to us. We will all do our best to assist you further. It is very difficult to attempt to read another person's mind. Stay with it. We will help you. Mike.
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17/06/2012 08:46 PM
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- Clayton
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Hi jjune, Once you have gone over the soil with a fork, lift as much of the old roots from the weeds as you can. Leave for a couple of weeks (depending on how the weather is) to let the weeds grow back and then either lift again or treat with herbicide. Stones can be left as they will be part of the drainage. As you said the plants were all overgrown and old I would suggest improving the ground with horse manure. This may sound a bit yukky to someone with less gardening experience but I promise it is not; it is straw mixed with digested grass!. Just find stables or a farm nearby and they will probably sell it for £1 a bag or give it away collected. Fork in to the soil a bag per 2 metres square and this will improve soil composition and nutrition. If horse manure is a step too far, then you can buy soil improvers from garden centres to the same effect; it will just cost much more. I always like cocoa shells (about £7 a bag) which makes your garden smell of chocolate for a week or two, a bit sickly sweet but a great by product!
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17/06/2012 09:42 PM
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