By Dan Alexander, Yard Supervisor2 min read
The short version
Growing plants/lawn in Perth's sandy soil can be challenging. Here's few tips that will turn sandy soil into a great growing environment. Springtime, the most beautiful season of the year, has definitely arrived in Western Australia. With longer days, bright sunlight, and warmer temperatures, this is the ideal time to revitalise your vegetable gardens, lawns, flower beds, and plants.
What this covers
- Facts about gardening in sandy soil
- Already started your gardening? not a problem.
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Springtime, the most beautiful season of the year, has definitely arrived in Western Australia. With longer days, bright sunlight, and warmer temperatures, this is the ideal time to revitalise your vegetable gardens, lawns, flower beds, and plants.
As most gardeners in the Perth area know, the one major challenge is getting things to grow in our sandy soil. But, as most gardeners also know, there are a few things that can be done that will turn sandy soil into a great growing environment.
Bibra Lake Soils services a large geographic area south of the river, with a full range of loose and package products to enrich and improve the growing capabilities for all types of surface soils.
Facts about gardening in sandy soil
There are a few facts that may help new residents and first time gardeners understand our unique soil condition.
Already started your gardening? not a problem.
If you have already re-potted plants into the soil or set down your seeds, you can still enhance the condition of sandy soil without uprooting your garden. Dig holes on either side of your seeding rows or plants where you can fill the holes with your sand, clay, and organic matter mixture.
Adding a layer nutrient rich fertiliser over the top layer of your ground soil will help your young vegetables, flowers, and plants establish and anchor strong, healthy roots. Bibra Lake Soils carries packaged fertilisers that will enrich your gardening soil.
Once your soil has been transformed from sandy to plant healthy, you are ready for spring gardening. With your nutrient rich soil, now is the time to lay down your new grass and your favourite springtime flowers, plants, new trees, and vegetables for a lush lawn, and a colourful garden that you’ll enjoy all the way through until the end of summer.
Bibra Lake Soils is here to help you. We are open 7 days a week to serve your landscaping and gardening requirements. Come by, or call us on (08) 9434 2290 , to talk with one of our experienced soil specialists.
