How can I improve clay soil?

  • Erstellt am 2024-04-10 10:16:40

Schorsch_baut

2024-04-17 13:42:22
  • #1
Better to remove too much now than to have to dispose of an overgrown lawn later.
 

Tolentino

2024-04-17 13:47:31
  • #2
That sounds harsh now, but: I don't understand with all the questions here in the forum how such an unplanned rush job can happen.... Rent an excavator. Push off the approximately 30cm mixed topsoil on one half. Then remove the excess amount of clay (directly into a container). The same game with the other half, redistribute the topsoil. Everything else is nonsense, you just want to get it done sometime.
 

chand1986

2024-04-17 15:48:16
  • #3

That would be the sensible approach with heavy machinery.

From experience, lupines cause some loss of height on heavy soils, especially since there is sand lying on top here.
The problem is, you only know later if it’s enough. With the excavator, you know immediately.

Why would anyone want to have to dispose of 180sqm of turf?
 

kbt09

2024-04-17 17:08:33
  • #4
But if the lawn area is higher than the terrace, one should also consider that heavy rain events may flood the terrace, and I don’t know how good the seals towards the house are.
 

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