MY FYN 79
01-12-2014, 11:03 PM
I have a low piece of property that needs a lift in several areas. Drainage is a concern in some areas, others not so much.
I'd go broke if I brought in enough topsoil to fill all this up, looking for alternatives online and found lots of "opinions". Some say that low spots (one of mine in particular is probably a solid 12" low and drainage is a concern" can be filled with several inches of sand to take up space and improve drainage then put your desired flavor of dirt over then seed. I've also seen people mention a cheaper alternative which doesn't drain as well is to use clean fill/subsoil and put a healthy layer of finished compost on top for organic matter then seed. I have a nearly unlimited amount of finished compost available for next to nothing through my township and would like to utilize that if possible.
Before people start accusing me, I'll repeat, I'm not trying to be a tightwad and understand some of these methods might not be top notch. If it was as simple as bringing in a couple loads of topsoil and working it in, I'd be all over it... but bringing in enough topsoil to straighten this all out would put me in the poor house.
Thanks for any thoughts!
I'd go broke if I brought in enough topsoil to fill all this up, looking for alternatives online and found lots of "opinions". Some say that low spots (one of mine in particular is probably a solid 12" low and drainage is a concern" can be filled with several inches of sand to take up space and improve drainage then put your desired flavor of dirt over then seed. I've also seen people mention a cheaper alternative which doesn't drain as well is to use clean fill/subsoil and put a healthy layer of finished compost on top for organic matter then seed. I have a nearly unlimited amount of finished compost available for next to nothing through my township and would like to utilize that if possible.
Before people start accusing me, I'll repeat, I'm not trying to be a tightwad and understand some of these methods might not be top notch. If it was as simple as bringing in a couple loads of topsoil and working it in, I'd be all over it... but bringing in enough topsoil to straighten this all out would put me in the poor house.
Thanks for any thoughts!