WHERE IT ALL BEGINS
We start by sourcing quality medium sandy loam virgin soil, this is the biggest challenge as the quality that we want can only really be found in small pockets of west Lancashire, mainly the agricultural villages of Rufford, Burscough, Tarleton, Scarisbrick and Halsall where the land is flat and grade 1 classified. We keep our ears to the ground and wait for farmers who are digging farm tracks, or crop irrigation lakes etc
THEN @ OUR SOIL HQ....
We get the soil back to our yard and we screen it through our power screen to remove any stones or vegetation, this is the part where people get confuesd with screening, even skip waste soil is screened but just because its clean it doesnt mean its fertile, it has to be sourced from fertile arable land for example if you take some soil from a field in Blackburn or Clitheore, you can screen it and make it nice and clean but it doesnt mean it will be a productive growing medium as those areas are known for typically being poor quality, heavy and stiff clay based soil structures.
THEN THE REALLY COOL PART
We now have our Grade 1 base soil ready, the next part is to blend it up with some screened natural compost to ensure that the soil is in an organic potent state once it reaches your garden. Why 70:30? well a 70/30 mix is considered the ultimate soil combo mix, not just our opinion right across the country it is the most commonly specified manufactured soil because of its versatility!
With a 70/30 you cant go wrong! - seeding, turfing, growing vegetables or planting vegetables it is strong enough to handle any application but at the same time not so strong that it has to be left to settle in before planting for fear of root burn or over growth.
