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Filling in a hole

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Posted by aachenelf z5 Mpls, MN (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 11:33

I decided to get rid of a one of my small ponds. It's pretty shallow - maybe 10 inches - and has been used mainly for potted water plants.

I need dirt to fill in the hole and don't want to buy any or take too much from other parts of the garden, so I was thinking of doing this: Using a lot of my partially rotted compost and then filling in with dirt over that. The "compost" isn't any where near true compost. It's plant material which has only been in the bin 6 weeks or so, so it's still pretty unrotted. I was thinking of using a lot of this stuff, throwing some dirt on top and then waiting until next spring to toss in more dirt. I know it's going to settle a lot and will continue to settle even more next year.

Can you see any problems with this plan and do you think I would be able to use the space for planting next spring? If not perennials maybe only annuals for the time being?

Kevin

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RE: Filling in a hole

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Your plan sounds fine, Kevin. Instead of putting soil over the compost, however, I probably would mix it in with the compost before filling the hole. Then next spring, just cover your settled matter with soil.

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