On Aug 21, 9:04*am, Jangchub wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:09:36 -0700 (PDT), Ivan
wrote:





I didn't know there was an Australian newsgroup.
In any case, I dug a hole in the front yard.. And found that, after
digging about the depth of the spade, I started digging out gravel ..

I kept going as much as I could but didn't want to damage my shovel..

I filled the hole with water and .. About 15 minutes later, the water
was gone ..

Filled it up again, and .. It took about 20 minutes, but again, the
water was all gone ..

Perhaps it's not really as heavy with clay as I had originally
thought!

In any case, I dumped a bag of cow manure and some mushroom compost
and mixed it in a bit as much as I could with the soil in the hole ..
And will leave it open for a while ..
We're expecting heavy rains for the next day or two, so ....
I have no idea what that'll do, I'm hoping it'll mix a bit of the
manure and compost and spread it around a bit ....

Pebbles underground: good or bad?

Yes, it's aus.gardens if you'd like to find it.

I *never recommend amending the soil you are planting in. *It's better
to leave the soil as it is and to top dress the soil with some compost
and then mulch. * When digging a hole, do not make a slick sided hole,
really jag it up to be rough. *It will help roots to get out into that
soil which was not churned in planting. *

Well draining soil is very good. *When you plant the tree make sure
the trunk flare is well above the soil line. *It's better to plant the
tree not deep enough, rather than too deeply which will eventually
kill the tree. *Never mulch right up to the bark, but do mulch. *You
can soak the bare root tree in luke warm water or room temperature
water over night before you plant it. *Best of luck.

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I read that I should soak the tree in diluted seaweed solution, is
this correct?
What is a 'slick sided hole'?