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Inadvertently created a sump
paulsmith787032824
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Hi there,
Hopefully someone could answer this before the forum closes :-(
This follows from an earlier "which tree" thread. Having overdug clay soil with a digger for tree planting (including predug tree holes), I am now finding that I want to reduce the impact of these sump holes such that the soil becomes better drained. They are too low for trees anyway. I have retained some of the excavated clay soil - can I simply replace the soil or would it be better to boost the hole "height" with gravel, so that excess moisture could flow into a nearby french drain arrangement?
Any problem with planting trees on a bed of gravel, with plenty of lateral soil?
Many thanks!
Hopefully someone could answer this before the forum closes :-(
This follows from an earlier "which tree" thread. Having overdug clay soil with a digger for tree planting (including predug tree holes), I am now finding that I want to reduce the impact of these sump holes such that the soil becomes better drained. They are too low for trees anyway. I have retained some of the excavated clay soil - can I simply replace the soil or would it be better to boost the hole "height" with gravel, so that excess moisture could flow into a nearby french drain arrangement?
Any problem with planting trees on a bed of gravel, with plenty of lateral soil?
Many thanks!
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