I have been out with a fork and turned over (to a depth of the full fork)the large muddy area at the back of our house.
In some areas it turned over and broke up easily into fine light soil, but in other areas it wasn't beaking up very easily as it had a good amount of clay in it. In these ares I now have lots of hard clumps the size of about half a brick - it looks like a farmers field after he has just ploughed.
1/. Is the light soil good enough to lay turf on (once I have raked a fine tilth to the surface)?
2/. What should I do with the large clay lumps, should I just keep at them with the fork to break them down? or remove the more stubborn ones completely.
Any help appreciated.
Many thanks.
In some areas it turned over and broke up easily into fine light soil, but in other areas it wasn't beaking up very easily as it had a good amount of clay in it. In these ares I now have lots of hard clumps the size of about half a brick - it looks like a farmers field after he has just ploughed.
1/. Is the light soil good enough to lay turf on (once I have raked a fine tilth to the surface)?
2/. What should I do with the large clay lumps, should I just keep at them with the fork to break them down? or remove the more stubborn ones completely.
Any help appreciated.
Many thanks.