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How to improve clay soils: with these tips you will see for yourself – not all is lost
29.12.2023 14:42
If your plot or dacha is located on clay soil, this does not mean that you will not be able to plant a garden, flower garden or vegetable garden here and achieve high yields.
With a little effort, you can improve soil fertility, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert at the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer, who suggested how to make the soil more suitable for gardening and horticulture.
Add sand
To improve air exchange and remove excess moisture from clay soil, some gardeners resort to a method such as adding sand, which helps to “fluff up” and lighten the soil.
To achieve a positive result, use coarse-grained (construction) sand.
You will need to add an additional “ingredient” for digging at the rate of one bucket per square meter.
Adding organic matter
Adding organic "materials" to already prepared, mulched and dug clay soil will help improve its fertility due to the presence of living microorganisms.
The best time to use this method is October and November, but you can also do it in early spring, right after the snow melts, when the soil is ready for digging.
Application of sawdust
If you decide to use sawdust, remember that its use increases the risk of nitrogen starvation of plants.
To avoid the situation of "out of the frying pan and into the fire", pre-soak the wood shavings in a urea solution. For 3 buckets of sawdust, you will need 10 liters of solution prepared from 10 liters of water and 1 glass of urea.
Earlier, BelNovosti wrote about which varieties of cucumbers should be planted in 2024.
