dhagood
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no, it wasn't that hot. the posts are being set 39" in the ground without concrete. i use water to help me pack the the clumpy clay soil in tightly around the post. i dump about 6 or 8 inches of dirt in the hole, wet it down, dump another couple of inches of dirt, and have at it with the tamping end of my spud bar. the posts seem to end up as firmly planted in the ground as one could wish. i normally have an array of one gallon water jugs to do this with, but i forgot them and all i had was a half case of the little water bottles.
interestingly, the temperature out there usually runs 8 to 10 degrees cooler than in the denver metro area. i guess it's the heat island effect.
the soil seems to have about 8 inches of topsoil on top of clay. i don't see why we couldn't have a garden, and my wife and i sure intend to try.
i'll be back out tomorrow. i'm running out of time to get this gate in.
interestingly, the temperature out there usually runs 8 to 10 degrees cooler than in the denver metro area. i guess it's the heat island effect.
the soil seems to have about 8 inches of topsoil on top of clay. i don't see why we couldn't have a garden, and my wife and i sure intend to try.
i'll be back out tomorrow. i'm running out of time to get this gate in.