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Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage.

Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage. Regular applications of well-decayed compost and/or animal manure can also help to improve heavy clay soils.

However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.

However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.