Clay soils on the site are familiar to many summer residents. That such soil became friable and fruitful, it is necessary to put a lot of effort and time. But there is a wish to see beauty of the yard already now, but not in a couple of years. What can be put on heavy clay soils to please itself and guests?
Instruction
1. Trees. On clay soil any trees grow. They have powerful root system therefore they easily sprout through dense layers of the earth, get at depth moisture and nutrients. On the site it is possible to put as normal trees (birch, fir-tree, cedar, juniper), and fruit (guelder-rose, rowan, bird cherry, apple-tree, cherry). Choose for trees such places on the site where they will not disturb and in the future will not be cut.
2. Bushes. Any fruitful bushes (currant, raspberry, blackberry) will perfectly take root on clay. But if the summer is droughty, then they will fructify less. That to prevent it, the soil under bushes needs to be loosened and watered often. And it is even better if to fill up the place under bushes with compost and sand. Sand will help water to get when watering to roots, and compost will give to plant the necessary power supply.
3. Flowers. Unpretentious flowers well grow and blossom on clay. It can be long-term asters, daylily, hosts, daisies, geliopsisa, the Turkish carnation or decorative flax. On clay it is possible to plant even all favourite roses. But for them it is necessary to improve a little clay soil – to add sand and peat. For whimsical flowers it is better to make high flower beds. For this purpose buy a little chernozem, make compost. Mix them, and build beds, having planted in them flowers. It is so possible to grow up lilies, irises, tulips.
4. Vegetables do not love pure clay. And, respectively, on it will not grow. For cultivation of the majority of vegetables and greens the clay soil needs to be processed to friable and light structure. And it is possible to try to plant potatoes, girasol, turnip, beet, peas and beans in clay. Of course, they will not yield a lot of harvest, but will be to regale enough.
5. On clay it is possible to put siderata. Siderata are plants with good root system. Such plants as wheat, oats, rye, mustard belong to them. They are put in the early spring, and before crops of vegetables cut off and dug in as fertilizer. Siderata very favorably influence clay soil, soften it, allure useful insects and worms.