ChuckT
Gold Member
I'm putting in a short length of fence next to the house, meant to hide the AC units - a honey-do. While digging the post holes it's come as a surprise to me to find how much clay I'm encouraging. The soil at the house pad is about 6-10 inches deep then a clay layer, then (about 16" deep) crumbly limestone. The really puzzling thing is that the clay has, on close examination, an obvious manure aroma. Puzzling. We are on 3 acres in west Marion County, North-central Florida. And we do have horses but they're confined to the back of the property and they're a couple of mini's. The house septic tank (checked this August, no problem found) is at the front of the house, maybe 80' away in a straight line. Finally the house is a 1995 build. Should I be just puzzled/curious or do I need to be concerned?