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Gardening

hedgehog

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5. We have heavy clay also - you can't dig when it's

Reply to csziggy (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:55 AM

Mar 2016

too wet or you end up sealing the sides of the hole.

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Planting a shrub or tree..... [View all] hedgehog Mar 2016 OP

disturb soil levels, loose soil is a good thing. hollysmom Mar 2016 #1

As big as possible Sanity Claws Mar 2016 #2

Here's how I have been doing it for decades Major Nikon Mar 2016 #3

While usually I like digging a big hole for planting in clay it can be different csziggy Mar 2016 #4

We have heavy clay also - you can't dig when it's hedgehog Mar 2016 #5

True - and you can't dig when it's dry - you'll break your shovel! csziggy Mar 2016 #6

The hole should be twice the width and the same depth as the root ball Botany Mar 2016 #7

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