Excavated dirt removal...

[Jared]

Anyone with experience disposing of excess dirt removed from the dig? Without paying somebody to haul it away?

I've already utilized all the top soil in the landscaping. Used some of the so-so stuff in filling in some dips and holes in the yard. I'm left with several cubic yards of poor sandy stuff.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jhn]

Build up around one spot in pond for a water fall?

 

[Jared]

Already doing that Still have way too much.

 

[DutchMuch]

raised garden beds...

 

[Jared]

Already did that with the soil fit for plants I'm left with dirty sand which would not be suitable for planting.

 

[Nyboy]

Put free ad on craigs list. Free dirt/fill you pick up. When ever I want to get rid of something I put it on CL

 

[sissy]

go to local garden center or your local paper and offer free dirt and you must haul and you be amazed at the responses

 

[Mmathis]

We ended up having to pay to have ours hauled off. We tried Craigslist ads, but no one followed up with us. Our soil is clay. We amended a good bit and used it in the yard, but clay isn't the best thing to add to the yard.

 

[mgmine]

A berm around the pond to keep the edge higher than ground level

 

[j.w]

Try this Freecycle place. There is one in most cities across the U.S
https://groups.freecycle.org/group/Detroit/description

 

[brokensword]

Sand is a good way to break up clay, so if you have that in your gardens, you can mix the sandy soil in and actually help the beds.

 

[sissy]

epsom salts also breaks up clay .When I bought this property it was clay and pine trees before it was cleared by builder .I added lots of bags of lime and epsom salts .

 

[Jared]

Fortunately, (though unfortunately for these pieces of advice) I have no clay. Just sandy soil and sand beneath that!
I will try the CL and Freecycle routes.
Thanks!

 

[Lisak1]

We paid to have two truckloads hauled before our neighbor (also our HOA president) popped over and said he needed it to build up some areas around the common ponds in our neighborhood. Wish we had thought to ask sooner, as it was about $300 a load to dispose of.

 

[Nyboy]

Lisak I had to buy fill and paid about that. I also buy horse manure by the truck load. Here people see the word free and will fight to get it no matter what t is.