Hi Dave, that's a good point. I have already dug in a lot of stone for drainage a spade depths down and incorporated quite a bit through out. I do think the water table at present is unusually high. The soil is very wet compared to last winter. In our front garden water is seeping out of our lawn - ...

Thank you for your replies. I am intending to mix it a bit with the local soil. I believe one company sells peat that is dredged from reservoirs, which is a more environmentally friendly than peat cut from bogs. The peat is washed into the reservoirs by erosion. I'd prefer to buy bagged john innes t...

Hi, I am nearly ready to start growing plants in the ground in a new greenhouse. Whilst the soil is not ideal (clay/loam)I have added lots of stones to improve drainage deep down and am now looking to create a better topsoil for the younger or shallow rooting plants using a mix of soil and horticult...