Where are you from?Where do you live?

[cjhomebird]

Hi Rosefriend
I always dig the hole much larger than needs be for bulbs in my clay and put in some good compost and grit. Dont have any trouble with them rotting, not very successful with tulips though.
CJ

[Rosefriend]

Thanks for the tip CJ - I will certainly have a go.

RF

[MamIDdau]

I grew up near Manchester (near the airport) but I was only 20 when I moved away and although I enjoyed growing seeds, I used to let my Mum and Dad bring the seedlings to Wales for the garden at their new house. Never planted anything the ground so know nothing of the soil.
Then I lived somewhere without a garden and then back at my parents.

It was only really in 2006 when I realised how much stuff you could grow in containers (rented properties at the time) that I let my enthusiasm run away with itself and registered on here not long after.

I now have my own house with a hUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUge garden and I think the soil will be the same as it was at the last house I rented-heavy clay. NOT looking forward to trying to dig that over when I start work on the garden!!

[prodigal gardener]

I lived in Kent as a young un, then moved to Essex where I lived until 15 years ago when I came to Yorkshire and really discovered gardening. Previously I put up with what previous tennants had put in the garden, but now for the first time, I am doing my own (!) garden and loving it. Our soil is lovely and it has been well looked after, I haven't a clue what soil type it is but Azeleas etc do not like it AT ALL, not a problem I dont grow them ;D

[totp]

I was born near Hull moved aorund a bit as a child and finally ended up just outside Blackpool. I have been here in Warsaw for 9 years with a garden for 4. The soil isn't too bad quite loamy at the back but shady at the front. I put a lot of compost on it though, so it is quite good. My main problem is that my back garden is quite shaded. From about October to April it gets absolutely no sun. I have a lawn which I have to resow every spring as the moss takes over. Of course the other thing is the cold. We have snow today and although this winter has been very mild, generally not much starts growing until April. The good side to this is that spring is fantastic as everthing blooms at the same time and looks amazing. The cold also means that from about October/ November to March /April I don't touch the garden - which although might not suit some of you, I quite like as I have young kids who need attention and it gives me a chance to get on with other things.