Soil Acidity
The only practical way of accurately testing the pH of your soil is to buy a soil testing kit from your local garden centre - they are cheap and surprisingly accurate. Most pH test kits work on the same principal of adding a small amount of soil ... [... more]
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Soil Testing
The pH of your soil can be tested with a simple kit available at garden centres. The solution turns yellow-orange for acid soil, green for neutral and dark green for alkaline. Chalky soil is very light and doesn't hold water well, and you'll find ... [... more]
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2 in 1 Soil Sieve
 This sieve that will do a great job of removing lumps stones and other debris from soil. This deep sieve comes supplied with two changeable screens. Each screen is made from tough galvanised woven wire which will allow for easier sifting with a 6mm and 12 [... more]
£7.00
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Spear & Jackson Stainless Steel Soil Rake
Coming with a 10 year guarantee this soil rake has a mirror polished head is rust resistant extra long sockets for strength and has a weatherproofed hardwood shaft. The Supergrip is smoother and stronger and gives an ideal digging angle and extra shock-ab [... more]
£28.00
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Soil Testing Kit
This comprehensive soil testing kit allows you to analyse your soil for all the necessary nutrients: phosphorous potash and nitrogen and discover the pH level. Kit provides approximately 50 tests. [... more]
£13.00
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Yeoman Soil Rake
Yeoman Soil rake featuring a lightweight tubular shaft and a grey hammertone carbon steel head. [... more]
£8.00
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Spear and Jackson County Soil Rake
This garden rake from Spear and Jackson's County range has a hammer finish epoxy coated head for improved resistance to rust scratches humidity and alkalines in the soil. Fitted with a ightweight aluminium shaft this product also benfits from having a lon [... more]
£18.00
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Soil Preparation
Clay - This is the most likely type of soil you will find in your garden. Most people think they have a problem once they discover the soil they have is a clay or clay loam. However if managed correctly is type of ... [... more]
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Soil Preparation
Even though it is important to do the job right and keep the ground level, there is no need to break down the soil. far better to use a spade and leave the ground lumpy. Winter weather will have a greater surface ... [... more]
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Soil Test
Testing for Nitrogen, Phosphates and Potash is also highly recommended. To use guesswork will result in an unbalanced nutrient content. Many gardens have massive surpluses of phosphate. This is due to gardeners using ... [... more]
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Soil pH Tester Kit
Liquid formula to test the pH of your soil easy to use accurate liquid testing contains enough for 20 tests. Includes a list of over 400 plants with their pH preference. [... more]
£6.00
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Horse Chestnut
A superb tree with plenty of plusses. It will grow in any soil, is absolutely huge, and has wonderful white flowers at the end of spring, running into early summer, when it is definitely at its best. The flowers are followed by masses of conkers ... [... more]
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