Ich bin kürzlich umgezogen und der Garten ist ein aufregendes leeres Blatt. Es liegt in Somerset und der Boden besteht aus ziemlich schwerem Lehm, der mit etwa 3 Zoll dicken Kieselsteinen bedeckt ist. Der Garten ist nach Süden ausgerichtet, ziemlich flach und die Bodenfläche, die ich verbessern möchte, beträgt ungefähr 5 x 5 (versuchen Sie, nicht zu eifersüchtig zu sein).
Ich denke über drei Optionen nach. Ich bin relativ neu in der Gartenarbeit. Sagen Sie mir bitte, ob diese verrückt sind! Der dafür erforderliche Zeit- und Arbeitsaufwand stellt kein Problem dar.
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Zerkleinern Sie die Kieselsteine zu Splitt und verwenden Sie ihn zur Bodenverbesserung.
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Vergraben Sie die Kieselsteine unter der Erde, um die Entwässerung zu verbessern.
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Zerkleinern Sie die Hälfte, um den Boden zu verbessern, und begraben Sie den Rest.
Danke!
Von: Greedy-Wrap-4447
3 Comments
Do not mix or bury those pebbles in the clay, that is how you accidentally build a rock hard pan or a boggy sump. Clay plus random stone layers does not magically drain better, water just sits on top of the clay. Crushing them is a huge waste of effort for almost no gain in structure. Keep the stone as a surface material where it is useful for paths or a sitting area.
For a 5 x 5 m clay bed in Somerset the fix is organic matter and structure, not stones. Strip the pebbles off into a pile for later use, then: double dig or fork the clay to about 300 mm, breaking up big clods, and work in as much composted green waste, well rotted manure or leaf mould as you can get your hands on, at least a 5 to 7 cm layer over the top, ideally more. Mulch the surface every year and let worms do the rest. If you still have ponding, you shape the surface with a very gentle fall and maybe a shallow French drain at the low edge, again filled with clean stone, but kept separate from the planting soil.
Since the space is small and enclosed I would sketch planting beds, paths and maybe a little wildlife corner first, then dig only where you actually want soil. You can mock that up in GardenDream by dropping in a photo of that gravel yard, draw out your 5 x 5 bed, then see how it looks if you keep some gravel as a path and turn the rest into planting, saves you moving stone twice.
Take up the stone, remove 60cm or more of clay and have a grab truck take away. Also dig a big old soak away and install it correctly, dress the new lower sub soil level with brought in topsoil. The stone if not wanted can be used in the soak away and French drains to save buying in and paying to remove
What kind of plants do you want to grow?
Some plants like heavy clay soil.
You could try raised beds for plants that want really good drainage.