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Posted by Bill on June 7, 2007, 10:55 pm
I have a big hole where my tree stump used to be.
Is it as easy as adding topsoil, then some grass seed?
Or there there some tips?
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Posted by pipedown on June 7, 2007, 11:01 pm
If you leave any wood, roots or grindings in the hole as fill, the hole will
sag when it decomposes and you will get some really nice mushrooms in that
spot. It could take 1-3 years for this to become evident.
Clean the hole out, fill with a little soil, pack, fill a little more, pack
some more until it is level. Water it in and add more soil if necessary.
If it was a big tree, there will still be roots deeper down and you still
may get sag later. Just don't build a spa or something that needs to be
stable without improving the spot.
>I have a big hole where my tree stump used to be.
> Is it as easy as adding topsoil, then some grass seed?
> Or there there some tips?
>
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Posted by Robert Allison on June 7, 2007, 11:01 pm
Bill wrote:
> I have a big hole where my tree stump used to be.
>
> Is it as easy as adding topsoil, then some grass seed?
>
> Or there there some tips?
>
>
Add some dirt to the hole, tamp it down. Add some more dirt,
tamp it down, repeat until you have a mound over the stump
about a foot higher than the surrounding soil. It will be
flat after six months.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 7, 2007, 11:30 pm
> Add some dirt to the hole, tamp it down. Add some more dirt, tamp it
> down, repeat until you have a mound over the stump about a foot higher
> than the surrounding soil. It will be flat after six months.
You can have some rock and stones in the lower levels too. You only need
topsoil on the top. It can be clay on the bottom.
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Posted by Toller on June 7, 2007, 11:05 pm
>I have a big hole where my tree stump used to be.
> Is it as easy as adding topsoil, then some grass seed?
> Or there there some tips?
I like to plant trees there.
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> Is it as easy as adding topsoil, then some grass seed?
> Or there there some tips?
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