Garden clinic

Has your garden suffered from the recent floods? What have you been doing to increase drainage and salvage plants?

wildMeadowgirl you have my heartfelt sympathy. I was upset by the soaking my garden got - you have taken this full on and are ready to rebuild and renew. RESPECT!

I posted this during the deluge:

"The three rivers may have have washed all sorts into your garden/allotments and the Environment Agency will sample against the Soil Guideline Values in this area. Your local authority is bound by Environment Protection Act 1990 to ensure no major contamination has occured but that doesn't mean they'll check each allotment unless you specifically request testing. We all live with 'fallout' from industry,crematoriums and landfills but floods often wash as much nasty stuff away as they deposit. Once the sun (UV), insects, fungi and rain lend a hand in breaking down the nasties you'll be growing in river silt which is good stuff - but I bet that's not what your calling it today"

Once again my comiserations but you make us all proud with your resolve to 'get on with it'.

ML x