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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
We have a lot of rock & clay. Digging holes is a bitch.
We've had trouble getting a few to live. In one spot we've planted 3 trees & all have died.
Any suggestions?
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Cotton Burr Compost...lots of it.
Depends what you are trying to plant.
When you dig your hole, dig it as wide as you can...at least twice the size of the container/BB size you are putting it. Then back-fill with a mixture of your excavated soil and cotton burr compost. Obviously if you can substitute the excavated soil with a pulverizes soil of sorts, the better.
People around here dig their holes not large enough. And with our clay soil, they essentially are forming a clay pot to put their trees in and end up over-watering and drowning them.
Go wide...get high quality backfill.