2007-02-11 22:39:47 · 9 answers · asked by Bethany L 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
A lot of native wild flowers prefer poor soil - the less nutrients the better for some of them. There are lots of websites selling wildflower plants and seeds. These attract birds and butterflys as well. (www.naturescape.co.uk, www.wigglywigglers.co.uk). If your impatient for flowers its better to buy plants then seeds.
If you want to make your soil better collect all your compostable waste - vegetable peelings etc.... and put them in a heap at the bottom of your garden, also either dig over the heap every now and again or put some twigs in it so oxygen can enter. After a few months the bottom of the heap will have turned to soil - compost. So you dig this in to some areas of your garden where you want to plant nutrient loving plants. Keep your compost heap going and you'll always have a good supply of compost. If you would rather make your compost in a bin then a heap - in uk some councils sell cheap compost bins or you can buy them on the internet. Don't put cooked food on your heap - and you won't get rats.
If you want plants that grow quickly - plant annuals like cornflowers - they don't need great soil - and you'll have flowers this year.
2007-02-11 23:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by gorse9 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon what type of soil you have. Clay? Sand? Adding compost and well-rotted organic material cannot only feed your soil but also improve its tilth. If you want to know more about what your soil needs, take a sample of it to the local county agricultural office. They can test it for you for content and tell you. Otherwise, heaps of compost available in your area is the answer and you see what works for you!
2007-02-12 03:18:34 · answer #2 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add leaf mulch, rotted vegetable matter & well rotted horse manure.
You need to select the right type of plants for your soil type.
Get a soil testing kit to see if your soil is acid or alkaline
(if it's wet & claggy / hard to break up, chances are you've got non-acidic clay)
2007-02-11 22:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add two parts compost and one part sand=+1 handful of bone meal and a bucket full of manure,depending on the plot size.Dig this well into the soil.
2007-02-11 22:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider raised flower beds, they are easy to tend and all the soil added can be best mix for what ever you intend to plant.
2007-02-11 22:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by territizzyb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add good organic matter: leaf mould, compost, manure (processed manure is available at Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot...), lime, pearlite, vermiculite. . . If your soil is mostly clay, remove as much of it as possible. Lots of work. Hard to be more clear not knowing your dirt.
2007-02-11 22:47:04 · answer #6 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 00:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compost, compost, compost!
If your soil is heavy hard clay, compost will open it up. If your soil is poor and sandy, compost will give it body and nutrients. You can't lose.
2007-02-11 23:48:44 · answer #8 · answered by Ben B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dump your leftovers, dead rats, and some new soil from home depot in ur yard
2007-02-11 22:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋