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Kayleigh Dray

How to water plants in clay soil – experts share the best ways to keep them happy even in summer heat

Leftover coffee grounds in soil.

Does your garden resemble The NeverEnding Story’s Swamps of Sadness when it rains? Then you need to learn how to water plants in clay soil, stat!

Boggy when wet, distressingly hard and cracked when hot, it’s little wonder that clay has a bit of a bad reputation among gardeners. Especially when it also has a nasty little habit of sticking together in large, dense clumps that are difficult to break up and work with.

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