Learning how to improve ... up some soil from your lawn and rub it between your fingers. If you can easily form a ball without parts crumbling off, then you most likely have a clay soil lawn.

Break up the soil with grit 'For heavy, clay soil dig in some horticultural grit – such as Westland's Potting Grit from Amazon – to improve drainage,' advises Jekka McVicar VMH of Jekka’s ...