Improving Soil
Understand your soil and you are halfway to gardening success. Soil acts as an anchor for plant roots and holds air, water and plant nutrients essential for continued plant growth.
Soil types will vary depending on the area and may be sandy, chalky or heavy clay. Very few gardens are naturally blessed with a rich, friable loam. This is created by gardeners through the addition of bulky organic material and man-made plant foods.
Dig in Organic Matter
Regular applications of organic matter will improve soil structure and provide a reservoir for water, beneficial organisms and plant nutrients. You can buy fresh bags of Miracle-Gro Eco Sense Soil Improver, Levington Organic Blend Top Soil or Levington Organic Blend Farmyard Manure bought from your gardening retailer. Or you can try to make garden compost yourself in a compost heap. Remember too to dig in any compost from spent growing bags, patio pots and hanging baskets once they are finished.
Mulch the Surface
A thick layer of organic matter (called a mulch) left on the surface will help to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds and insulate plant roots. The best mulch for the garden should be attractive too. Try Levington Water Saving Decorative Bark or Levington Decorative Chipped Forest Bark. Each will provide an attractive surface that adds a decorative and useful finish to flower beds, around the base of trees and along the edges of paths.
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