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15-04-2022, 06:11 AM
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Can you section off some of it and try drain it by putting in some pipes and a stone sink ?
My neighbours have done that and they grow potatoes in the soft peaty soil.
I live on the bog but my land has all been raised out of the bog by stones so over the years I have had to buy top soil and compost etc. To build up a decent level of soil for growing in.
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(14-04-2022, 09:25 PM)SarrissUK Wrote: Would it help the rest of the garden if you dug a pond? If so, I'd do that  We’ve already dug a burn (stream) across the plot . A pond isn’t going to add anything
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(15-04-2022, 06:11 AM)Can the Man Wrote: Can you section off some of it and try drain it by putting in some pipes and a stone sink ?
My neighbours have done that and they grow potatoes in the soft peaty soil.
I live on the bog but my land has all been raised out of the bog by stones so over the years I have had to buy top soil and compost etc. To build up a decent level of soil for growing in. Way ahead of you can 
500m of drainage going in and back filled with stone.
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ok, so the drainage should be sorted then, so it will be less wet. What's the soil like? Is it clay?
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(15-04-2022, 09:36 PM)SarrissUK Wrote: ok, so the drainage should be sorted then, so it will be less wet. What's the soil like? Is it clay? Peat.
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How lucky Sand is probably good for drainage. Other than that, I'm guessing it depends on how alkaline or acidic the soil is, whichever you want it to move.
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Drainage, then lots of straw/hay mixed followed by lime
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Yes, lime then, definitely, and lots of it!
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Just a quick photo so you can see what I’m trying to drain & improve.
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