The invention relates to a method for ground cultivation, in particular of greenspaces and existing areas of vegetation, comprising the following steps: a.)production of a conveyable application form of a soil conditioner in which thesoil conditioner is present as a dispersion of pre-swollen particles and/oras hydrogel b.) conveyance of the application form of the soil conditioner producedin step a.) to a depositing device c.) depositing of the soil conditioner by meansof a depositing device, and a device for carrying out such a cultivation method.