at least it's not toxic

[solarbird]

You know your garden's soil is garbage when you're digging and get down to the glacial regolith and say "Oh thank god, it'll be so much easier now..."

AND IT IS.

In related news, check out my new weather station on its new post! ^_^



See all those rocks off to the side? All those were what was under about 2-3cm of soil, going down about... a foot.

It's like that everywhere. It just is. I dug that 28" hole with a trowel (that I broke, not bent, broke) and a dandelion puller I used as a drill. Shovels and posthole diggers? Useless.

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[stickmaker]

As we used to say in the Highway Department "We'll have to blast."

[solarbird]

I regretted not having a sledge. But then I got through it and it was okay. ^_^

[stickmaker]

Most hardware sellers will have a spud bar. These are far better at breaking up layers of rock than a sledge hammer.

One example:

https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Tools-92539-Tamping-Digging/dp/B00KOMT36G/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=spud+bar&qid=1628475259&sr=8-2

[solarbird]

I used a pry bar - not exactly that kind, but a pry bar.

[stickmaker]

The advantage of a spud bar is that one end is tempered like a cold chisel. The other end can be used for tamping. You can also - of course - pry with it.

They're also good for _tetsuanbo_ training. ;-)

[solarbird]

That's good to know. I think I might get one. Thanks!