improving compact garden soil

[fuzz1]

Hi

What would you recommend to do to the garden soil that is way too compact?

Read that compost might help improve the soil structure

Any other idea?

thanks

[gmb45]

compost is great for that, it will improve drainage and airate the soil, a lot of garderners mix their spent planter/basket etc compost into their soil.

[bar7212345]

you could also mix some Perlite in with soil, it allows for better drainage, etc

[fuzz1]

Thank you all. I tried just that i added compost to the soil after asking a friend to dig out the soil with a JCB. It was just too hard to plant any trees. I'll see the results in a few months

[Meat-Head]

Sorry never see this thread, sand or 10mm gravel

[fuzz1]

Ahh it's a place that's less visited i think.

Anybody tried rocksand? I wonder if it helps or just will make the soil compact again

[Meat-Head]

Rock sand? Dunno never heard of it, find suppliers go punch a bag, question answered

[fuzz1]

Rock sand is what they call stones they crushed into 2 mm average diameter.