Moved into our newly built house late last year and have finally got to the point of landscaping the yard. The builders in their processes were so kind as to leave the dirt filled with crushed quarry rubble, broken glass, plastic etc. The soil also seems to be leached at the level of 10cm deep (however the pics I have uploaded make it seem a bit more fertile as it was rained on the night before.
My question is: As I'm laying down a lawn in this area and possibly a garden bed, should I dig around 10cm of the top soil and replace it with something clean and suitable, perhaps potting mix? Or would potting mix not allow for grass growth very well. What would be suitable to replace this soil with?
I thought with the suprising amounts of farmers in this forum, I would be able to get some great advice in regards to this soil problem.
Pics of yard and soil in question:
My question is: As I'm laying down a lawn in this area and possibly a garden bed, should I dig around 10cm of the top soil and replace it with something clean and suitable, perhaps potting mix? Or would potting mix not allow for grass growth very well. What would be suitable to replace this soil with?
I thought with the suprising amounts of farmers in this forum, I would be able to get some great advice in regards to this soil problem.
Pics of yard and soil in question: