Today a friend who is a handyman and a friend of his that knows how to build a fence came over to replace part of my fence that had blown down last fall.

They came today with a Auger tolled behind a truck. An auger is an ”tool with a corkscrew-shaped bit for boring holes, or a larger tool, using the same principle, for boring holes in the ground. This particular auger is called an earth auger.

Digging the holes brought a lot of a clay type soil to the surface. What to do with this soil of clay. My instincts with all soils and is to reinvigorate it with compost. I know how to make soil from materials like food scraps, coffee grounds and wood chips. But how to turn clay into a healthy soil for growing is the question?

For now I put the clay like soil in a pile near the worm composting pile and check to see if by adding compost or other soil, perhaps rich in nitrogen I can convert it.

This new soil challenge raises the question about testing soil. I purchased an inexpensive soil test kit last year but it really did not work. Maybe I should get a more expensive one or take my soil to somewhere where it can be tested.
The Earth Auger drill dug a hole in the ground and brought up soil with clay. Now the challenge is how to change the clay like soil into compost and then into the black gold’ of castings.

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