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| On 2005-08-28, Raleighgirl wrote:
| Good morning all.
| We just cut in a new (steep)embankment so it's pure mud.
Just
| yesterday we planted pachysandra (thanks Fern Valley!) to
help
| with the erosion that is inevitable. Now I'm wondering about
the
| impending rain. Any ideas of what can be done to keep the
soil
| in place over the next week of storms? Seems like if we put
down
| burlap or other material the soil will move underneath it.
Would
| newspaper or paper mulch help? Any ideas appreciated!
| Raleighgirl
|
|
|
| You did not say if the top of the embankment is the highest
point or
| not. If it is then tarps would work if you have enough stuff
to weight
| them down to prevent the wind from lifting.
|
| If there is higher ground above the cut soil then you will need
to
| divert the water coming from futther up hill around the
embankment so it
| will not run under the tarp. Dig a trench or put landscape
timbers
| down, flip the tarp so it hands over the timber and then weight
with
| more timbers or dirt.
|
| Good luck.
|
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| Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me
please.

Thanks for the ideas everybody! There's a retaining wall at the
top, then a 3' wide flat spot ("all the better for your flowers
dear") then a very steep, short (5') hill then another flat spot
next to the porch. We connected plastic to the retaining wall
and covered the flat part then put down paper mulch on the hill.
I like the rock idea + someone else suggested timbers and boards
vertically on the hill. Since I've used every rock on the
property for landscaping, I may have to really search to find
more. 8o) Will let you know how things work once the deluge
begins. Grow pachysandra, grow!
Raleighgirl