Soil

Hi All
I recently made 3 new flower beds , new soil , fertilizer etc , planted lots of plants and they have all taken very well , the problem i have is i have one large existing bed which i planted in too and those plants havnt done well at all , the soil is very stoney and chalky underneath , i was wondering if the is something i can put over this bed to make it more fertile and to make it look a bit nicer as the soil there is quite manky

Many Thanks

Blade

 

Blade,

Why not throw some old seed of annuals over this area and see what comes through.
This way you can see if there is potential in the ground for more trials with other plants instead of putting in plants. Hoping this will help you.

 

Nothing NEW under the Sun, the soil may be 3 - 4 million years old. (but I know what you mean)! Stones have been found to be good for moisture retention so don't meticulously remove them all. Cheers, Tony.

 

muchus gracias amigos