We have the same soil and I plant most things in pots and my garden we do a raised garden with 10 inch walls (made out of treated lumber) and a mix of rich soil that I buy in huge bags.
Hi Judy, I have red clay and have had luck growing hostas in the shady part of my yard. I have had good luck with flowering shrubs in the sunny areas of the yard including weigela, buddleja, forsythia and hydrangea.
Hi Judy, I too have a yard full of red clay but, Ive planted monkey grass, elephant ears,morning glories, rose bushes,and so far we have had these planted , except for the monkey grass, the past 5 years the monkey grass was already here when we bought the house. I just transplanted to other locations around the yard. I also have Tulips that come back every year...
You will have to add some supplemental soil to clay. I live in Georgia and I use top soil and sand and mix in with the clay. It is also good to add watering crystals too to fight drought!
Iris and day lilies do well in supplemented clay. If you make a bed with most of the clay taken out for a few inches and add in mostly loose top soil and sand...then mix in a little clay, you can plant anything.
One of my favorite for color is Caladium! Variegated Lariope, dusty miller along with some colorful plants make a great garden.
Every year I add a couple of bags of top soil, a little sand and mix it in. Then plant bulbs. End of work. They come out when the ground gets warm (early summer) and are still pretty (late Oct.). I order these by the hundred (mixed batch and never know what I will get...I LOVE THEM!) out of Florida.
Dig hole, add.a few.inches of gravel, add some soil mixed with sand, and watering pearls, leaving plenty of room for what you want to plant. Most clay needs some lime added, follow directions on bag. Hubby has planted tomato plants, Iris, Vibernum, Day lilies, and Holyhocks.
Dig the area you wish to plant down 3 feet. Mix 1/3 sand, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 clay. Chop the clay up fine. You will have the best flower beds for at least 10 years time, if you do this. A great deal of work, but worth it.
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We have the same soil and I plant most things in pots and my garden we do a raised garden with 10 inch walls (made out of treated lumber) and a mix of rich soil that I buy in huge bags.
Hi Judy, I have red clay and have had luck growing hostas in the shady part of my yard. I have had good luck with flowering shrubs in the sunny areas of the yard including weigela, buddleja, forsythia and hydrangea.
Hi Judy, I too have a yard full of red clay but, Ive planted monkey grass, elephant ears,morning glories, rose bushes,and so far we have had these planted , except for the monkey grass, the past 5 years the monkey grass was already here when we bought the house. I just transplanted to other locations around the yard. I also have Tulips that come back every year...
You will have to add some supplemental soil to clay. I live in Georgia and I use top soil and sand and mix in with the clay. It is also good to add watering crystals too to fight drought!
Iris and day lilies do well in supplemented clay. If you make a bed with most of the clay taken out for a few inches and add in mostly loose top soil and sand...then mix in a little clay, you can plant anything.
One of my favorite for color is Caladium! Variegated Lariope, dusty miller along with some colorful plants make a great garden.
Every year I add a couple of bags of top soil, a little sand and mix it in. Then plant bulbs. End of work. They come out when the ground gets warm (early summer) and are still pretty (late Oct.). I order these by the hundred (mixed batch and never know what I will get...I LOVE THEM!) out of Florida.
web page is floridaboyscaladium.com.
Dig hole, add.a few.inches of gravel, add some soil mixed with sand, and watering pearls, leaving plenty of room for what you want to plant. Most clay needs some lime added, follow directions on bag. Hubby has planted tomato plants, Iris, Vibernum, Day lilies, and Holyhocks.
Dig the area you wish to plant down 3 feet. Mix 1/3 sand, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 clay. Chop the clay up fine. You will have the best flower beds for at least 10 years time, if you do this. A great deal of work, but worth it.
You could leave the plants in pots, side stepping the problem.