Pro tip: water before you dig. Water the ground for a week or so before you dig, this makes it much easier to dig through, and cuts down on the excess dust.
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jaaake@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That ground looks so satisfying to dig in. Like it would actually yield to a shovel. I’ve spent my entire life in Southern California and our ground is hard, dry, and filled with rocks.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
jaaake@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Look at this guy, knowing a week before he needs a hole.
affenlehrer@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
The difference between first and second degree murder
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Nice!
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Once you get deep enough there is literally no dust as it contains about 30% clay and is very wet
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
In the Midwest where it looks like you dug that hole, sure. But where I and the previous poster live, nope. Lots of sand in the soil out here, and if you dig deep enough, you hit granite.
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Sandy soil huh ive never heard of that oh and also I live in east tenesee it’s a weird place for sure.
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
It is!!
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
All soils yield to me
0ops@piefed.zip 5 weeks ago
Where I live the ground is rocks with the gaps between filled with dried clay. Literally a 2 to 1 ratio of rock to clay in some spots. Closer to a soft concrete than actual soil once you get more than 6 inches down. So the shovel doesn’t actually dig as much as it just scoops out the shit I beat loose with a tamper bar.
Sometimes I feel like the only guy on the Internet who sees these digging posts and thinks “I’ve dug enough” lol.