Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay - TractorByNet
Jul 6, 2017 · First time using my tractor to dig fence post holes. I need to dig 2 feet down using 9" auger and the soil is red clay and possibly rocks tree roots. Any advice on being successful and not damaging my equipment? Thanks in advance.
STABILIZING CLAY SOIL BASE IN DRIVEWAY - TractorByNet
Apr 24, 2005 · I'm not shure where you are located, but in my area they put down large amounts of lime mix it in with the clay with a machine that resembles a tiller. From waching them, it looks like they go down about a foot when mixing it. When they get done it's as hard as concrete.
Building driveway on heavy clay soil | DIYnot Forums
Aug 16, 2004 · I have read about stabilising clay with lime but not sure whether this is required? Am I best digging down to the clay layer (which could be over 2 feet down at the top end) or just taking off the top soil as normal?
Drilling Holes In Clay Soil: Shocking 2 Year Results
If done correctly, drilling holes in clay soil can be an important step to improving the drainage of your lawn. The holes help to accelerate the natural conditioning of the clay when appropriate organic matter is added as well as allowing water to drain through to better soil below.
What to do with hard clay soil? : r/lawncare - Reddit
Sep 8, 2023 · Yep my back yard is 1-2” of top soil, probably sod from the previous owners, and rock hard clay for the next few feet down. My grass dies every summer without fail since the roots can’t penetrate.
Planting Grape Vines: Clay Soil Strategies | ShunCy
Jan 11, 2025 · Clay soils have poor drainage and can become waterlogged. To improve drainage and prevent waterlogging, it is recommended to create raised beds or mounds. Digging out and removing some of the clay, about 2 feet down, can also help. Mixing in organic matter, such as compost, lime, or gypsum, can aid in improving the soil structure and promoting ...
Sonotube depth for footings - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jan 10, 2015 · Clay is a bit tricky to get the allowable load correct. Dry clay can be very strong, many thousands of pounds per square foot. The same clay when it is saturated can be quite weak, only a few hundred pounds per square foot.
what is below clay in my area in the Soil and Compost forum
Apr 11, 2016 · But if that gray layer is clay, it doesn't matter very much to gardeners what's underneath it. Since water won't penetrate it very fast, rain water will run off according to the slope of the permeable layers above the clay.
High water table and digging a pond in silty clay
Feb 21, 2007 · When you dig a 2' deep hole, it fills up with water. If you are digging 12' deep, you are going to be excavating the pond while the pond is not only filling with water but nearly full. The substrate is silty clay, it's like jello.
Can I turn a very slow, very muddy seep into a spring?
Mar 15, 2010 · I had a very similar situation, dug down under and around it to get to virgin earth, laid in gravel to about a foot below the original water level, then a stainless sand point on the end of a pipe that now sticks out of the ground about two feet, horizontally.