Improving Dead Soil.

[gness]

I have skimmed off a fairly large area of lawn to make beds. The soil is, as you can imagine, very compacted and as its on a slope it's dry. The earth underneath, when exposed, becomes like blocks...erosion of the dusty soil I guess.
It's not red clay....that is quite deeper but the soil, even when dug over remains clumpy and looks dead.
I shall buy soil improver and later some good topsoil but do you have any hints on what else I can do to make the soil good?
I am hiring a young, fit lad to dig over tomorrow as it's almost beyond me but if I haven't lost half a stone today I'm giving up!

[gness]

No it sodding well wouldn't.....x

[Psybbo]

Ever consider moving? Some lovely soil on the auld sod

[gness]

Psyb..sometimes I think my last move should have been home...maybe.♥

[ferlew]

Gness, what does one have to do to get banned from Jewsons?

One day I will tell you about my son's antics in supermarkets.

[shoota]

Turves.

[gness]

Hi Ferlew....you know when you are a woman and the builder's merchant makes a very expensive mistake with your order and tries to blame you.. because you're a woman who knows...little or nothing....in his opinion? Well...I won.☺

You are forgiven all your sins for the gorgeous avatar, Shoota.♥..but pack it in with the grass business!

[shoota]

No sensa yuma.....:-(

[gness]

Awww...I upset you....go on...talk about grass all you want...and sods..and turves....and....??? x

[ferlew]

Stuff Jewsons, who the hell are they, at the end of the day.