How to plant in clay, poorly draining, and compact soils. Proper tools, amendments, and techniques.

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This video is a detailed description of planting in clay or poorly draining soils. This video shows the gardening tools, soil amendments, and techniques for managing difficult soil situations. Learn how to dig easier in compact soils and the amendments that can improve them in the future.
Jim has over 30 years experience in the green industry and is the current owner of Earthworks Nursery.
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@nancywebb6549 3 года назад

I am 77 and am past digging with a pick axe. I use a tulip auger on my drill. Works great!

@westhavenor9513 18 дней назад

I use that method too, but also have a 40V cordless posthole digger that I use. Makes perfect little holes for 1 or 2 gallon plantings.

@kimmyj1512 11 месяцев назад

I searched 'plant in clay soil' and found this, now I'm hooked on your channel. My broken rake and 3 useless shovels are getting tossed aside as I get me a trenching shovel and fiberglass rake. 😢😁🙏

@erinm2085 6 лет назад

I am a new home owner and planned out a garden but was totally overwhelmed, as this is my first time gardening and we have heavy clay as well. No other videos were able to tell me *exactly* what I need to do, start to finish. Your simple but detailed instructions have made me feel confident and excited to start! Thank you so much for this video!

@Gabrielsmessinger 5 лет назад

Erin M Us too with the soil. Raised beds for food, and amending ALOT for in ground 😝

@serenababy6358 Год назад

Same here in Western CO. I needed to do something fast that wouldn't take years of soil amendments and TIME. We decided to start with small flowerbeds around the front of the house and we ended up shoveling a lot of clay soil out (for the trash), then we bought a variety of soil amendments (miracle grow in ground use, compost, mulch, worm castings) and added as we planted. We mostly eyeballed ratio. I'm not saying this is ideal or right way but our flowers are doing well so far.

@claudb1029 7 лет назад

As always, if you ask 12 gardeners, you will get at least 20 different opinions. RE: tools I generally feel the old traditional tools have passed the test of time HOWEVER, a while ago I purchased a tool called, THE CLAW. It looks like a long handled digging fork with the tines bent into a corkscrew pattern and with a handle placed cross wise at the top. What it does is to stur the soil without your needing to lift it. It works great and is far easier on my aching back. Also- RE: Organic matter I suggest using whatever you can get cheaply. In the past, when I had my boat, I would save the seaweed that everyone else swore at. It was full of micro neutriants, it was free and saltwater weeds will not grow in your garden. Results are amazing. I also use coffee grinds, mixed into the soil-again they are free. Not sure why but they attract earthworms. The worms work your soil-again for free. At 3:00 the worms stop working. They stop for a coffee break. HAD TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS STILL READING MY LONG COMMENT

@anthonyivanaglugubjr.2645 7 лет назад

Susan Siegel Really 3:00 p.m. or a.m. EarthWorms Stop for Coffee Grinds Break or Something Else like VermiPooping!

@dreyhawk 6 лет назад

Susan Siegel So.... will the worms work any faster if my grounds are from espresso?

@IamSquidword 6 лет назад

Susan Siegel lol I read it and I also use coffee grinds in my soil. My banana plants love them!

@emerald1one1 5 лет назад

ladies and gentlemen the claw is not for CLAY SOIL , this hort guy does have dense compact ground , and I have the densest fine clay that CATS DO NO GO NEAR

@susieq8008 5 лет назад

Lol...

@pat9604 8 месяцев назад

Wish I had seen this before I planted my hedge in clay soil! Such good info.

@Tina06019 6 лет назад

Thanks to you, I bought a trenching shovel. (Our soil is almost all clay.). My gardening life is much better now.

@juneterry8487 3 года назад

He reminded me of how much my late Dad loved his rake. He had it for years and years, and as he said "it's had about four new handles and three new heads but it's the best rake ever" :)

@EllaSHeath 4 года назад

I know this video is 4 years old but this is exactly what I was looking for tonight!! I almost cried today realizing how much clay is in our front porch to be landscaped. Thank you!! May call you for a consultation!

@dougrowell7817 3 года назад

Ella, you have my deepest sympathy. We have 100 acres of environmental zoned land in the Hunter Valley in Australia. Highly reactive permean (hence the zoning - the are has permean fossils) clay. I warn our visitors - do not stand or drive on anything brown if it's wet! The block is sploped. The house is a suspended cantilevered concrete floor and the shed 2000sqft and is on fill. The earthworks and shed slab were frightening. I have had my right foot amputated and have had four back ops, so I'll go the tiniest shovel! I'm learning as a newbie how to deal with it from the gardening perspective. Good luck in your endeavours. :)

@leohurtado5030 2 года назад

So hard to find such clear and useful information. He's great!

@missannie8012 2 года назад

Wow! I just came across this. I live in Central California. So not south at all. But i just bought a 107 year old home. And the soil is very compacted. And sandy too. Its weird. I have been composting so im making some beautiful soil. But the part where he talks about making a "clay pot" really hit me. I did break up soil a bit under my veggie garden. But i cannot even remember the bag of stuff i added??? One bag was mostly woodchips so i put that on top. Now i need to take some notes to really help my plant babies. Thank you all for the help.

@sheilathompson7105 Год назад

Meet too!

@Killa_KT 3 года назад

This video saved me from making a few costly mistakes. Thank you!

@live4theleafs11 Год назад

Easily the best video for planting shrubs in this soil setting!! I love how humble you are as well. Explaining the different bags of material was extremely beneficial! Thank you sooo much 🙏

@bug8burd 4 года назад

Was he choking up talking about his rake? My type of outdoorsman!

@didarden 3 года назад

I think he was, very sweet. And his pic ax. Awe. Ilove this man

@jayryan7473 3 года назад

I was more choked up than him. That's the most beautiful yellow rake handle I've ever seen!

@cornholius 3 года назад

lol awesome question/comment.

@bradtisch7803 3 года назад

Lol! I noticed that too!

@annebrookes120 3 года назад

I think he needs to get his heart checked, he seems out of breath too much.

@TheGeorgiaMediaGroup 3 месяца назад

I miss these old videos. Jim knows his stuff. He was all business back then .

@Blargss 4 года назад

I love the mans passion for his rake.

@didarden 3 года назад

Obviously lives his tools☺💚

@cathybrown7559 7 лет назад

Finally a channel from the south. Most channels that I have found are from the north. Nobody knows clay like a southerner. Great information, I subscribed.

@JimPutnam 7 лет назад

+Cathy Brown Thanks for watching and subscribing

@hurstma59 6 лет назад

I live in SW Indiana. Although our soil isn’t the red color like that which is found in some southern states...believe me, it is hard, heavy clay.

@ThePdxster 6 лет назад

We have horrible clay soil here in western Oregon. Sticky when it's wet, and during the summer shrinks into a rockhard mass that won't let water permeate. Of course weeds have no trouble growing in it.

@THEREALInfamousP 5 лет назад

Ruth stout method covered with back to eden method and make the land vigorous again. It really is that easy.

@eggcluck 5 лет назад

@@THEREALInfamousP Unless you are in the a wet and damp area and then you are just creating a slug nursery on that wet clay.

@ashlieflowers 3 года назад

This is the most comprehensive guide I've ever come across for planting in compacted/clay soils. I love how you talk through all of the options a person may see at a garden center or even be suggested to purchase by an experienced gardener who forgot to ask enough questions about the planting site. I saved this video so I have something to recommend to friends and family new to planting and especially with new construction homes.

@pennyduncan5980 10 месяцев назад

❤

@rikkir6229 4 года назад

This is SO helpful. I moved into a new construction home. Pros: no tree roots to deal with. Cons: red construction filler clay for many inches, so many rocks I don't even know what to do with, sod that doesn't want to grow into a massive slate of rock it was laid on top of, etc. No worms!!! Haven't found a single one. It's so heavy packed and dense, I'm not surprised.

@mariahrfordays1988 4 года назад

A pick ax! Duh! Im so thankful for this. Im turning up way too much compacted clay and rocky earth to amend it for a raised garden bed and between a spade shovel and pitch fork I was going to lose my mind. Back to work tomorrow

@Armenianshugah 4 года назад

My husband and I dug a hole for a small tree in our clay soil this weekend ... and we about keeled over! Lol 😂 I purchased many other plants too, but we actually stood there and discussed returning it all back to the store! I kid you not - getting through that wet clay soil (Dallas, TX) made us feel like we were hit by an 18 wheeler! Still working on getting them into the ground bit by bit ... but a pick axe?? GENIUS!!!

@susan6336 4 года назад

I’m fighting clay soil in Dallas too. Ugh! Hope y’all powered through yours and got the plants in!

@mariannelooney9369 9 месяцев назад

Oh dear, I've been doing this all wrong. I have been using good soil conditioner that I get at my nursery, but I've been adding cow manure as well and a lot of it with the soil conditioner. I'll mix it really good with the red clay until it looks and feels like cake mix. My new landscape seems to be doing fine, but I want to do it correctly moving forward. So glad I came across this video.

@chadwickBU 10 месяцев назад

This type of "Pickax" is actually called a "Pulasky" after one of the founders of the US forest service, started under Teddy Roosevelt. The sharp end is the "pickax" and the other wide spade-like end also needs sharpening and is for chopping and pulling roots and trail maintenance, also for quickly digging holes when planting a swath of reseeding seedlings and for digging out buried fires under trees during forest fires. (A forester in the field got to carry one tool - if they were lucky). Forest rangers are really badass. I met some in Big SUR during Sobraines Fire. btw great videos, this and others very well done !! THANKS !!

@jjcameron7977 4 года назад

From a former Raleigh landscaper....well done Jim! So grateful to see a knowledgeable person presenting these correct steps to plant installation and gardening! Thanks!

@lulubell711 4 года назад

Clay and rock 😔 they don't call it Rock City here for nothing. I've lived here 30 years and over the years I had my sons dig holes in this "dirt" and they said if they had to plant one more tree they were not going to mow the yard anymore 😁 😉 I've been retired for a year and I'm going to make my ugly old small backyard into a beautiful garden and I've learned a lot from you.. thank you

@christineribone9351 Год назад

I thought you were going to cry and hug your tools! ❤

@tamhicks4583 4 года назад

I've been using the wrong soil mix to plant in clay all these years! Local Garden centers don't know what to do either! I knew about digging the clay pot. But I've been working too hard! No more! My parents always won Yard of The Month wherever we lived. Charleston or Columbia, SC. Dad knew everything! Miss him so much! Enjoying your videos! Tam from Columbia, SC.

@vagauthier4025 4 года назад

You shouldn't have to amend even clay soil. It's the earth. Plants know how to grow in it and clay soil is chock full of nutrients. But you do need to choose the right plants.

@kellyv7710 3 года назад

Very helpful! the small details you pointed out are exactly what I needed. Thanks for sticking to pertinent info and not talking about unrelated things like your pets or your vacations like some will do, allowing us all to learn from you quickly and then get out to the garden to do the work we intended. 👍🏼

@nurturingnature8641 Год назад

Obviously, I’m late to the party having only discovered your channel within the past year but have to comment that your instructional style is so thorough and you also share an absolute wealth of information, I feel like I’m attending a Master Class. Bravo, Jim! Thank you so much for all that you do.

@sanmcc55 2 года назад

SO grateful for our fellow Americans that help us learn the ropes on this kind of stuff....THANK YOU!!

@marilynhumphrey4306 2 года назад

So glad to find a southern gardener. I'm in North Georgia...at the base of Stone Mountain. Red clay soil with rocks, rocks and more rocks. Your instructions very helpful. Thanks

@wolfsangeleyes 4 года назад

Amazing show and tell. Love the fact that you actually demonstrated everything .

@nikkibonbon1600 5 лет назад

Thank you! Finally i understand! Great explaining. Excellent teacher. 😊

@nimblewimble 2 месяца назад

I have heavy clay soil and come back to this video year after year for a refresher whenever I'm planting new shrubs. Thanks for the info!

@MarinaMcLeod 2 года назад

This video was super helpful. I bought all the tools and came home and hit my hard flower bed with the pick axe. It worked like a charm. Thanks, Jim!

@julietlaney2776 2 года назад

I just moved to an area with clay soil for the first time and failed miserably at planting my first shrub. Couldn’t even dig the hole and really made me question my self worth 🤣 Thank you for this video, it was exactly what I needed!

@orangefacedbuddah1776 Год назад

your worth it. go for a swim and learn yoga.

@bi0lizard1 5 лет назад

This video was AMAZING! You helped me out tremendously! Thank you!

@zsaisayus 3 года назад

Your videos are for dummies and I like that. You make your video so simple anyone can understand. Some speak to us novices like we are Martha Stewarts. LOL. THANKS for making your videos Super Simple.

@ModeOfBeing 5 лет назад

Thank you. Informative, sincere, and cool to see you still like what you do. Keep going. :)

@johnnelson5997 6 лет назад

Really good info, I had been doing much of the same for my clay soil but learned a lot from you. Thanks

@joyscutflowerfarm3156 4 года назад

Awesome video - very helpful to me in Southwest GA with the rich red/orange clay soil.

@didarden 3 года назад

Thank you Mr! The tool information alone is priceless.💚

@whoDatBeDare 4 года назад

Every question answered as you went along. An excellent how to vid for my clay soil. Much appreciated. Glen Iris, Victoria Australia.

@bambikisstoby 4 года назад

I have to say your video is the most informative I’ve seen ,thank you!

@allysathomas4582 6 лет назад

So happy that I found your videos! Moved to Raleigh little under a year ago and did not realize how much clay based soil is here. Fantastic video and very informative!

@ronaldpriest9301 Год назад

Thank you Jim for sharing your knowledge about planting.

@kellyoliver1943 Год назад

This is an oldie bit a goodie!! Im so glad that it popped up for me!!!

@femineity 6 лет назад

I'm back! This video is such an informative one that I wanted to come back for a refresher view. Videos like this, I like to put in my arsenal of HOW TO videos on how to do things the right way! To bad I can't give it a thumbs up each time I watch it!.👍

@blackdirkdiggler 4 года назад

Thanks so much for the video. I live in southern maryland, and the soil is pretty loose, but this video was definitely helpful.

@beesweet6948 6 лет назад

Great informative videos on your station. I've recently started landscaping our property your station is extremely helpful. Thanks.

@pennyduncan5980 10 месяцев назад

Revisiting this video three years later bc ice recently moved and the soil is much more clay based. Ughhh. Thankfully your channel is helping me deal with it.

@beatrizgambaro3534 3 года назад

Thank you for explaining how to use the “tools” and your soil mixing technique.

@SmoothChino 7 лет назад

Hey thanks for posting this. I ve been having a hard time finding videos on this. They all say different things but not very specific.

@rgve3144 Год назад

I am so grateful for this video! Where would my plants be without this?? 😵‍💫 Thank you!!

@BrettaD1 6 лет назад

So happy to have stumbled upon your channel and to find out you're in NC too makes it even better. I'm finally getting around to landscaping and I now have the education on how to best grow in this clay. Thanks!

@marikalohmus7650 5 лет назад

I am so glad I found your channel - all of these are incredibly helpful. And you helped me realize how many things I’ve already done wrong in my clay soil... thank you!!

@jen0street 3 года назад

As we embark on landscaping our front yard ourselves, this is truly helpful, and I so appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with the world! Thank you!

@IamSquidword 6 лет назад

Thank you sincerely!! I have a very heavy clay area in my garden and these were awesome tips!!!!

@marmaladesunrise 3 года назад

EXCELLENT illustration for planting.

@violabonkers5921 5 лет назад

Amazing ,very professional thank you

@yekimmrt 6 лет назад

I'm excited I found this video and your channel. I'm a new homeowner in the Clayton/Wendell area and your videos are almost tailor-made for every yard project I've been taking on this spring. I wish I'd seen it before I planted all my blueberries and hydrangeas in 50/50 peat moss and mulch!

@Codythefnafnerd 2 года назад

Thank you for showing the whole process. That way we don't miss a step.

@heidimanti7319 4 года назад

I live in San Antonio, Texas the soil is very horrible here. The video was very straight forward easy to follow instructions for planting in clay soil. I liked that he tells you what tools to use and why. I was using a regular shovel to dig my was I struggling. So I came here for information. To the store I go to buy a trench shovel.

@lindamaxsonsheets8295 5 лет назад

We have moved to the land of clay soil and have a lot to learn. Thanks for all the good information

@Glitterandcoffeexoxo 4 года назад

Nice to hear someone talk abt the area. I'm in Kdale and digging in this clay is terrible! But I planted those trees! Good vid!

@jerry3579 3 года назад

Thanks so much for uploading this very educational video!! One never stops learning no matter how many years a person has been gardening.

@ks1517 4 года назад

Great video. Straight forward advice. Especially like the introduction on correct tool selection.

@kringles65 4 года назад

Jim,you are so correct on a trenching shovel in clay. It made planting several trees in clay much easier. Thanks for teaching an old man (me)new tricks.

@hubbiestheman 6 лет назад

Thank you from southeast TN finally someone addressing issues with our soil. Great video keep it up.

@JimPutnam 6 лет назад

Thank you. Glad to help.

@emilydiane 5 лет назад

This video so SO helpful! Thanks for Charlotte :)

@conniegarcia8899 3 года назад

Thanks for all the information you share. My husband and I love to see your videos.

@jaysgardenjournal 4 года назад

This video has helped me so much! Clay conditioning soil has really made the biggest difference with my gardening.

@triciaratliff3366 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing this guidance about planting in clay. We're in Northern VA with all clay soil which is a bit of a shock when gardeners first move here (myself included) This is truly helpful so I'll share it with others.

@Stanwich2781 5 лет назад

Thank you for the info, I have a ginkgo tree I need to plant today in the backyard and I feel abit more confident now!

@Mianh 2 года назад

Super helpful! Thanks for showing the process from beginning to end - makes a huge difference to see every steps and details. Very informative and helpful!

@meganthwaites 3 года назад

I just want to say, I really love your channel! So helpful! I’m in South Africa and I’m about to plant a 3m London plane tree in clay soil :) THANK YOU!

@peggyburress8837 3 года назад

I love your program. I live in Oklahoma where we have clay soil also. We do not get the abundance of rain you do so the gardening is a bit different even though the zone is the same. Your common sense style of teaching, along with your important details such as proper tools to use, are very helpful. Thank you for your hard work. Peggy B

@ginnycollier5441 4 года назад

excellent video. Instructions were very thorough and complete and professionally presented. Thank you.

@harriettpavonrosado5175 Год назад

Thank you. One of my favorite videos. I always learn a lot. I’m right down the road in Franklinton, NC.

@donaldhare1179 7 лет назад

Very nice demonstration of planting in clay soil. This is a very common problem in many areas of the country.

@colleenblakecalvert9909 4 года назад

I learned so much, thank you!

@umiluv 2 года назад

Just moved to East TN and so glad I’ve found this channel! So different from what I needed to know in the SW.

@donnawojdacz6969 2 года назад

Excellent video! You answered all my questions about the terrible blue gray clay we have to plant in.

@CindyMay 5 лет назад

I live 30mins from Raleigh and yes we have clay soil here! I was using regular shovel to dig and omg yes it was hard to dig lol I didn’t see or find your video till now 😒 but thank you for sharing I know proper tools to use now

@thelordgold 7 лет назад

Thank you Mr. Putnam, you rock!

@johnsteele9433 7 лет назад

Your soil amendments are great, but the only permanent improvement is adding sand and silt to make loam. The organics burn out over time and require continuous replenishment.

@mleonard3163 7 лет назад

Adding sand and silt to clay you get cement. You can add gypsum to help break it up but organic materials are the best way to change it and truly make it better quality soil. It will always need more organic materials. The constant replenishment is part of the whole point. It's how it works in nature so why not in our gardens as well? Our gardens, even though cared for by us, are still part of nature's cycles.

@anuraranjithmax2508 4 года назад

Hi kuhomada bro oya marada

@vdonahue3899 2 года назад

I just want to thank you, for everything! I’ve been doing this major project, all by myself, now- I’m doing the fun stuff.. landscaping. Thank you!!

@susandraws 3 года назад

Fantastic demonstration!! I learned so much!

@Autism_Forever 6 лет назад

Great advice on the shovels, thanks so much! ♥ For years, I used to dig clay soil with my large 12" shovel, every time getting angry about how "weak" I was :)))) until I finally learned that you are not supposed to do that :) By that time, most of my clay yard was done :))))

@vickigower8125 4 года назад

Thank you for the advice. I'm new to working with rocky clay soil and find that digging a single hole was difficult and time consuming. I believe your tips will help me a lot!

@dia9491 2 года назад

May I just say, I love it that you’re a landscaper and still have such an amazing garden. My step dad is a landscaper and he rarely has time to garden. He says he’s lucky if he gets to mow the lawn lol

@psychologicallyspeaking 3 года назад

Omg thank you so much. I am all about that trenching shovel now and thank you for suggesting fiber glass. The digging and amending process looked so organized. After watching i think maybe i can do it! Now I’m going to search your channel for tips on digging for a hedge!

@xiomanaxoxoxo3212 4 года назад

Thank you so much I learned so so so much great information!!!

@ljones98391 3 года назад

Just moved here from Oregon and I’m thrilled to have found your channel, Jim. A virtual wealth of great information. After spending my first year thru the seasons I’m ready to make a few changes in the yard and your channel will help me avoid a bunch of uninformed mistakes. Thank you.

@JimPutnam 3 года назад

Welcome. Thanks for watching

@WrenCottage302 Год назад

This was very helpful for me today. Thanks for a clear and easy instruction video.

@Crystl22 6 лет назад

Great! I just moved to NC & after watching this I learned I used all of the wrong amendments & with all the rain we are having things are rotting. I guess I should have watched this before I started. Thx 4 the lesson. Well done.

@fundamental1020 5 лет назад

Thank you. Your videos are very helpful as I live in Virginia. I need to say you are always out of breath so I hope your health is okay. We need you man!

@vgil1278 4 года назад

Jean Fagan Might be nerves. I get out of breath when I have to speak because I'm terrified!

@johnkulcsar5801 7 лет назад

Outstanding instructional video at a basic level that is easily understandable. Your efforts, skills and shared knowledge are sincerely appreciated. THANKS

@JimPutnam 7 лет назад

+john kulcsar Thank you for watching and commenting

@terrybrown3719 3 года назад

Thank you. Very helpful!

@mark1952able 2 года назад

agree !

@carolgillard2506 2 года назад

Thank you so much for producing this very informative video. It was EXACTLY what I needed to know to get my plants into the ground where they will actually survive!

@highlandlakecottage4276 3 года назад

Thank you, very informative. I’ll buy a trenching shovel for sure! I’ve recently found your Chanel and find all your videos helpful. Also nice to hear from an experienced gardener in my same zone.

@marykaycarlson9197 7 лет назад

Great video - thanks!

@josealbertomarichalargonza3743 6 лет назад

Excelente video. Felicidades. Para los amantes de las Camelias. AquÍ en México City es difícil conseguir La Camelia Sasanqua y sus variedades. Pero la zona central de MÉXICO es maravillosa para cultivarlas. Me gusto su video.

@pascaljoanne 2 года назад

What a great video! Out of all the ones I’ve seen on planting in clay soil, this is definitely one of the best. Thank you for showing what type of soil to use for clay. VERY informative and very educational on what to do. 2 thumbs up

@debbiesampath1179 3 года назад

Appreciate the demonstration of proper planting in clay soil, which I have here in the DFW area of TX. Really enjoy your channel because we are both in the south dealing with similar issues. You're in zone 7b and I am in zone 8a. Look forward to watching your videos daily. Thank you!