new outdoor grow fround some issues

[dvskidsec]

Okay to update this a bit...
the land is about 60 feet by 40 feet
its a mile into the woods from the closest house
its a wetland-kind of area im assuming the water table in the area is high because after about 3 inches deep you hit water..
we cleared the land and now were trying to figure out if we dump enough mauer will it take care of all the moisture? i figure about 2000 lbs of manuer and then 5000lbs of soil on top of that? thos enumber sound good to anyone else? please get back to me on this.. thanks in advance

[Bluntman00]

If you havent planted yet then plant in pots, if you have already planted then transplant.

[dvskidsec]

Bluntman pm me

Any other input on this would be great because im really not looking to gorw in pots the whole reason I wanted an outdoor grow was to have unlimited space for the roots

[OldSkool1010]

If the water table is three inches from the surface, you're growing in a bog. I don't think you will have success in that environment.

A cubic yard of topsoil weighs around 3750 lbs., so (in rough figures) you're only adding about 2 cubic yards of soil to a 60 X 40 foot area (2400 square feet).

To cover that area with two (2) inches of soil, it would require around 15 cubic yards of soil, or nearly 56,250 pounds of soil/manure.

Here is a link to a cubic yard calculator for figuring how much soil you might need. http://www.geogrowersinc.com/volume.htm

A cubic yard is a three-dimensional unit of measure that determines the volume of a cube whose edge is a specific amount. L x W x D divided by 27. There are 27 cubic feet in each cubic yard.
At a depth of three inches, one cubic yard covers approximately 100 s.f. two inches approximately 200 s.f., or one inch at 300 s.f.

[chipa]

You might want to add some lime to neutralize the the soil becuase you stated that the plot is situated on a bog.

[skoinkins]

it sounds like it would be a bitch to haul that stuff in, but if you already have the right soil i'd recomend putting about 2 ft of good soil on top, you wouldn't be able to cover the whole area, but you'd have a good place to grow, this is what i did last yr with great results, and fyi if you are useing the right dirt it should weigh no more than 400 lbs per square yard

[OldSkool1010]

Originally Posted by skoinkins

it sounds like it would be a bitch to haul that stuff in, but if you already have the right soil i'd recomend putting about 2 ft of good soil on top, you wouldn't be able to cover the whole area, but you'd have a good place to grow, this is what i did last yr with great results, and fyi if you are useing the right dirt it should weigh no more than 400 lbs per square yard

I'll admit that different types of soil have different density, but I'm curious to know what type of soil only weighs 400 pounds per cubic yard.

According to an Earth Hauling company:
How much does a cubic yard of product weigh?

>> Sandy Loam Topsoil - approximately 2400 lbs.

>> Sand - approximately 2600 lbs.

>> Gravel - approximately 2750 lbs.

[dvskidsec]

Is there any way to get rid of the water down there? This is literally the only spot we can grow.

[NaL3s]

maybe you should just grow less plants so that you have less of an area to elevate. :/

[GigZ-16]

Agreed^^

[noonecares]

what's wrong with pots like the other guy suggested? it's not like they'll make the plants more visible.

[Metalace]

doesn't matter how much soil you add its a bog. Bogs won't grow shit. You will just make a sink hole, that or quicksand. Also the bog will quickly wash that soil away. When the roots hit that water it will kill em. Root rot. So I would find another place or grow indoors.

[FrostAie]

wetlands and shit are good but sometimes they can be to much water thats why its smart to use containers instead of going right into the ground.