How Do You Grow Magnificent Flowers In Clay Soil?
Clay soil is full of nutrients. It’s so compact it holds the nutrients that finds its way into the soil. Because the soil is so compact its hard for the tender roots of flowers to penetrate. The plant literally starves to death trying to extract the nutrients from the clay. A raised bed with some of the rich clay mixed in with bedding soil will produce some magnificent flowers. Seed and bulbs do exceptionally well in a clay and soil raised bed. Decide where to put the raised bed. Look around and see where it will fit into the landscape. It should be in a spot that gets a lot of light and some full sun. The further north you live the more sun you’ll need. If you’re in the south or in an area that has a bright hot sun you’ll need some shade in the hottest part of the day. Box in the area for the bed. Clay soil holds water so you’ll have to decide if you need landscape timber or if you’ll need brick or stones. If it’s in an area that has a gentle slope with good drainage you can use lands
