Re: Its the pits

I seem to be in the minority but I go up instead of down.As far as I'm concerned all your doing is digging a pond when going down.Where's the water gonna go if it's wet?If your in sand or run some perf.pipe in the bottom to drain it go up.I know from 20 plus years experience that if you have a week of wet weather and you go out near your pits bring rope because your gonna need to pull your self out.And plus going up you get dryer warmer ground quicker in the spring.I have a new patch this year and I'm atleast a foot higher than the surrounding ground already.Just my thoughts and what has worked for me.Jerry Rose-personal best 816
PS I still think there's a pair of my knee boots at my dads-no in-no under my patch at my dads from about 15 years ago!!
----- Original Message -----
From: h*@stratuswave.net
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: Its the pits

Mr./Mrs. Brock,
I have been wondering the same exact thing re. pits.
I've often wondered how large they should be, what do you put in them?, etc.
I would suppose you wouldn't want to change the pH too much or make it too rich. I have been digging the hole in the fall approx 3'x2.5' deep and then just making a compost heap in the hole and turning it with a pitch fork. I also add good dirt 50% from the surrounding area and mix in about 1/4 sand, add some 10-10-10 fertilizer, keep track of pH and that's it.
I still want to know what the consensus is with the Heavy hitters, and the details? Would the rest of the list like to know? :-) :):)
Don
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