Hi
We have a 4 acre smallholding in west cornwall and are building a cottage on the land. TG all planning etc has been dealt with (took 18mths, enough said) and the site is on the side of a hill. In order to get a level site we have had to dig into the side of the hill - resulting in rather alot of spoil - a mix of topsoil and subsoil (max depth has been 1.6m) from an area of about 15m by 28m - the subsoil around here is fairly schaley (?).
We were wondering about what to do with the spoil - to get it taken away would be prohibitively expensive, so we were thinking of distributing it as evenly as possible over the 3 acre field (currently laid to pasture - 3 years growth, before that was in cultivation for brassicas). If we do this would it be best to go the whole hog and plough the whole field again and resow to pasture? Or would it be sufficient to just cultivate/harrow and add organic matter via a much spreader for example?
Any thoughts, comments and advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Tish