Thatchy Soil Issues

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thewaxmania Tiverton, RI May 31, 2018

I have a large section of my garden that has existing plants (came with the house) that I like and are doing relatively well. They are planted on what must have once been a mulch pile/grass clippings dump/compost pile and the 'soil' under the top inch or so is really just a pile of roots and dry thatch. I'm wondering if there's anything to do about this without tearing everything up. I water the area more than I do with my other beds because I worry that it doesn't hold moisture as well, but can I encourage decomposition anyway? Someone suggested dumping earthworms into the garden but I don't know enough to know if that makes any sense. The ground is spongy and digging is tough. The only way I can describe it is a dense layer of organic material with little actual dirt, mostly just partially decomposed leaves and grass and wood particles. It may have even been a wood pile. It's slightly raised from the rest of the yard. I'm not digging it all out, so I thought there might be a lower impact solution. Thanks!

PS: Plants are growing there fine, they're just not 'thriving' and growing as fast as other plants in the garden. FYI.

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