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jem
Joined: 04 Apr 2007
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Location: Arlington,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: drainage problem |
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| I have a Shantung maple tree that I want to plant on the side of my house. I have blackland soil; water is slow to drain out of the hole (dug for the tree). Grade slopes gently to back of lot. What can I do to this area so that I can plant this tree? Drain system? What kind? |
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The Ent
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it's not really the sort of place to plant it, so no solution is really gonna totally fix it.
Personally I'm a fan of the sort of drain that's a trench leading down to lower area then filling the trench with pebbles and covering with mulch till grass grows over it. Should work. |
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e Craig
Joined: 30 Nov 2006
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Location: Corpus Christi,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:40 am Post subject: |
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My opinion, you may or may not have a "problem". Can you better define "slow to drain out of the hole"? We may need to know also, if this plant likes rapid or slow drainage [either surface or vertical].
If you have, or are programming for, good organic soil, this will usually handle the vertical drainage, unless there are undesirable layers in the soil profile. If you suspect this, while the hole is open, you could try a deeper "post hole" at the bottom and again fill with water to test.
Take care.
Craig |
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