We have recently moved to a new house in North Wales. I am loving the garden but simply do not know where to start.
I decided to plant some plants I had brought from my old house yesterday and found the soil to be very heavy clumpy and water logged. The soil was also not very deep, about a forks depth to rocks / stones. I wondered what I should add to the soil, if anything given that the existing shrubs seems to be growing well, before planting out my other plants? The soil in my pots was very dark in contrast to the soil in the new garden.
Turning to the raised beds, they have been covered with a black fabric. I have not peeped under yet! I am thinking of forking the beds over and adding manure from a local farmer. I have lots of leaf mold around the garden and wondered if I should add this instead of the manure or in combination. I have ordered a PH test kit and will update you about the results!
Greenhouse, the greenhouse is glass with a central tiled path, soil to either side on the floor and raised shelves for potting on three sides. I plan to give it a good clean (not sure what to use for the clean) and then to place fabric on the two soil bases and cover with gravel. I felt this would give me a clean base to work from. Any other preparation suggestions or views on my proposed covering of the soil would help?
Any guidance about how to start the raised beds and greenhouse would be helpful. I am intending to have 4 raised veg plots and one large cut flower plot. A little over zealous I guess.