ᐅ Tips for Landscaping a New Garden in a Newly Developed Residential Area
Created on: 27 Apr 2023 08:05
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Gooosee159
Hello,
We have purchased a newly built semi-detached house in a new development.
The soil here is very clay-heavy. My question is, how should we start preparing the soil so that we can later sow grass and plant shrubs?
The soil in the garden was dumped by the builder’s team and has become heavily compacted due to frequent driving of machinery over it. Water does not drain properly, and large puddles form quickly in the garden.
There are also many stones mixed in the soil.
What would be the best approach for us?
Should we start by loosening the soil? What would be the best way to do that?
Then remove the stones?
And finally, add sand to the soil?
Thank you very much for your advice.
We have purchased a newly built semi-detached house in a new development.
The soil here is very clay-heavy. My question is, how should we start preparing the soil so that we can later sow grass and plant shrubs?
The soil in the garden was dumped by the builder’s team and has become heavily compacted due to frequent driving of machinery over it. Water does not drain properly, and large puddles form quickly in the garden.
There are also many stones mixed in the soil.
What would be the best approach for us?
Should we start by loosening the soil? What would be the best way to do that?
Then remove the stones?
And finally, add sand to the soil?
Thank you very much for your advice.
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Gooosee15928 Apr 2023 10:54@Schorsch_baut I’m not looking for a way to dig up the garden in 3 hours.
I probably exaggerated a bit in my description.
We tried using a mattock (with 3 tines at the front). Yes, you can get into the soil after tapping it several times and then break out larger clumps.
You can then also break down the larger clumps, but as I said, it requires a lot of effort.
I’m hoping that with an electric tiller, I can work through it more easily, turning over the soil little by little.
I probably exaggerated a bit in my description.
We tried using a mattock (with 3 tines at the front). Yes, you can get into the soil after tapping it several times and then break out larger clumps.
You can then also break down the larger clumps, but as I said, it requires a lot of effort.
I’m hoping that with an electric tiller, I can work through it more easily, turning over the soil little by little.
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Schorsch_baut28 Apr 2023 11:00Maybe a comparison: You can easily drill holes in aerated concrete walls with a Parkside cordless screwdriver. Possibly also in sand-lime brick. For the reinforced concrete ceiling, however, you really need a Hilti rotary hammer. Compacted clay with stones is the reinforced concrete of soils. This is our experience so far, having only been balcony gardeners.
In sandy soils or newly filled topsoils, you can probably use an electric tiller.
In sandy soils or newly filled topsoils, you can probably use an electric tiller.
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Gooosee15928 Apr 2023 11:03A friend of ours also has a Parkside drill, which worked perfectly on sand-lime brick as well as on a concrete basement wall and concrete ceiling.
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Gooosee15928 Apr 2023 11:24When is the best time to dig over the garden?
After it has rained and the soil is wet/moist?
That way, it should be easier to work with a rototiller for the first time when digging over.
After it has rained and the soil is wet/moist?
That way, it should be easier to work with a rototiller for the first time when digging over.
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WilderSueden28 Apr 2023 11:38Gooosee159 schrieb:
I'm not looking for a solution to dig up the garden in 3 hours.Don't underestimate that. Yesterday, I needed an hour per pass with the tiller. After two passes, the soil was still quite rough in places. For our natural-style garden, that was fine, but for an English lawn, you’ll need to go over it more often.A good time to work is when the soil is still slightly moist. If it’s too wet, everything sticks to the tiller. If it’s too dry, the soil becomes hard.
Gooosee159 schrieb:
@kati1337 So, would you recommend the router from Einhell? Yes, it’s clear that it will be exhausting.It depends on your soil. If there are many stones in it, you won’t have much fun with it. The stones get stuck between the tines and are then very difficult to remove.
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