Clay – by-product of earth crust. It represents earth layer at the bottom of once dried up seas and lakes. Because of it the clay soil contains almost all chemical elements and mineral salts. Clay very fertile soil, but extremely heavy for agriculture. Clay carries badly out moisture and air, and the water which is saved up in it can provoke rotting of roots of plants.
That on clay soil it was possible to grow up something, it is necessary to make it easy, warm and air-permeable.
The cheapest and long way to improve clay soil will be introduction of compost or humus. For compost to dig up kitchen garden in the fall, to make deepening about 20 cm. All remains from vegetables and fruit and also hay, a little new-mown grass to lay foliage in hole, peresloiv the earth. To water all this with any biological products. And in the spring, before redigging to strew kitchen garden with ashes.
Bulk beds. As basis for such beds any vegetable garbage – stubs, chips, branches, sawdust undertakes. On garbage the layer of the good earth is filled. In such high beds plants and bushes are planted. Thanks to vegetable garbage, roots there is place for growth and development.
Mulching is shelter of the plowed earth straw, bark or chips. Such way will help clay soil not to dry up and burst in the sun. The mulch prevents growth of weeds, improves acidity of the soil, enriches it with useful substances.
More expensive ways will be delivery of sand, peat and manure. Sand and peat improve physical properties of clay soil, and manure helps to occupy it useful microorganisms.
Sideraty-it "green fertilizer". Sideratami name rye, wheat, mustard, oats, Donic and sunflower. At these plants powerful root system therefore they are often planted on clay sites. Siderata protect the soil from bacteria, fertilize it, attract useful insects and microorganisms. Such plants also increase fertility of the soil. Sowing them every year, the bad clay soil through several seasons will be friable and easy. Siderata put in frosts, and by the beginning of sowing season of landing remove. Thus, the kitchen garden is ready to cultivation of any vegetables.
Adding natural fertilizers, we accelerate pochvonakopleniye. In a couple of years instead of clay soil you will have structural, air-permeable and moisture absorbing soil.