Ah, but will they grow in MY Garden ??

Evening All,
This part of Lincolnshire is **lucky** enough to have clay soil. I've noticed though, that quite a few gardens have Heathers planted in them. I thought they needed an Acid soil?? So, if I planted one with a handfull of ericaceous medium in the planting hole, will they grow?

Thanks,

Springy
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The winter flowering ones are lime tolerant as far as I know, I've had some for years without problems and I have a neutral clay soil.

 

Hello Pete,
Thanks. I don't know whether this is neutral clay or otherwise! In fact I know diddly-squat about soil types, apart from Alkali,Acid,Clay. That's it! Not technical-minded garden-wise at all. So, If I planted now with either Ericaceous or Peat that would be OK would it? It's a pretty steep learning curve, I got a heated propogator for Crimbo and seeds are coming up nicely.

Springy
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I'm sure if the heathers are winter flowering they will be OK, the summer flowerers seem to be the chalk haters, ie. if its in flower now its probably OK.
You can add some peat when planting, but if you prepare the soil reasonably well, even thats not probably nessasary. They are tough plants.

 

As Pete says, Springy, use peat when planting. A lot of heathers want poor soil to do well, that is , without too much nutrient. So check the species`you are growing and adjust the soil accordingly.