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You can't get a shovel in: what to do if the soil in your garden is very hard
18.04.2023 17:43
Experienced gardeners know how to not only make the soil loose, but also fertilize it at the same time.
Hard soil in the garden is a common problem. It is hard to dig, and sometimes you can't even get a shovel in.
Plants do not take root and develop well in such soil. But experienced gardeners have several methods that help improve the quality of the soil in the garden.
Sanding
If the soil in the garden consists of clay and loam, then coarse-grained sand is used. However, quarry sand is not suitable, because it also contains a lot of clay.
The amount of sand depends on the density of the soil. If the soil is very heavy, then use 15 liters per 1 sq. m. The sand is scattered over the surface and then dug up.
Organic additives
Manure, compost, and peat are used as loosening agents. But unlike sand, they saturate the soil with nutrients.
However, in this case, summer residents take into account an important nuance: fresh manure is added in the fall so that it rots in a few months. If you do this in the spring, there is a risk that the roots of the plants will get burned.
In spring, add rotted manure – 2.5-3 kg per 1 sq. m. Or use compost mixed with peat – 2 buckets per 1 “square”.
Green manure
Rapeseed, white mustard, clover, peas, lupine, phacelia, oilseed radish, oats, rye and many other plants function as green manure.
These crops quickly build up green mass, which subsequently saturates the soil with nutrients. The root system of these plants loosens the soil, the earth becomes light as fluff.
