Advice On Digging Out Old Flower Bed.

Hi, new to gardening and needing advice.

I have started a bit of a long term project in an overgrown communal garden. Phase one was to get the overgrown grass down to a manageable size the 20m x 17m grass lawn which i have done,

Next phase - I have old flower borders surrounding the grass which currently has 2/3 foot high grass growing there. I have made a start by physically pulling the long grass out by hand, digging it over with a fork and then removing old roots and debris by hand.

Am i going about digging out the flower beds correctly, is there anything else i should be doing.

Long term i intend trying fruit bushes (Blueberry, Blackberry and Raspberry) in one of the borders with veg in the others.

Any advice for a new gardener would be helpful.

 

Hi John,

Welcome to Gardeners Corner



I think you're doing it exactly the same as I would, but how is the condition of the soil ? Does it need improving in any way ?

 

The soil looks ok to a novice, apart from being overgrown it has not been worked in 20 years probably.
I'll probably try a pH test at some point. So far the ground has plenty earth worms, i put that down as a good thing.

 

Hi John welcome to GC

You have certainly come to the right place for help everybody is helpful and friendly

I look forward to watching your project grow .....