So why the weird name? Well apart from the fact that I couldn't have any of the names I really wanted, it seemed an appropriate name for a blog about gardening and plants because anyone reading a magazine or book on the subject will know that it is what every plant seems to need; but what is it?
So apart from anything else I will answer that question.
As it happens it has not been easy to achieve in much of the UK in recent months because of the exceptional rainfall in the past months.
But moist and well-drained soil means that water that moves in the soil is better than water that sits in the soil so it stagnates and damages roots. Roots need to breath and if the roots of most plants sit in water for too long they suffocate - of course some plants do not suffer in this way, waterlilies being an obvious example! Lots of alpines need moist, well drained soil. They need a constant supply of moisture but they grow in soil that is basically just gravel or rock fragments and although this is constantly watered by snowmelt above them, the roots are never actually wet. These conditions are difficult to reproduce in most gardens. Anyway, enough of that, on to more interesting things when i get the hang of this.
