On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:40:17 -0500, Katra
wrote:

In article ,
Dave Allyn wrote:

Hey all, quick question for you. I have been given the option of
purchaing a lot next to me where a house burned down about 6mo ago.
I've always wanted a large garden, and orchard, and this seems like
the place to do it. The problem is, when they dug out the old house,
they filled the 12foot deep hole with solid clay. Is there anyway,
short of re-diggingthe hole and filling with good dirt, to reclaim
this land? would tilling compost into it do any good? Is there
something I can mix into the clay to get it to be better?

Thanks in advance.
dave


Build a raised bed.
You only need a foot or two of good soil, and a raised bed is easier to
care for for water and weeding imho.

I thought of that, but the area of clay is about 40 feet by 80 feet.
Raised beds would be more expensive than I wanted. Also, I was
looking for some fruit trees, and would still have to deal with the
clay below.

dave


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