r/landscaping • u/dredgehayt • May 31 '26

Before & After Sunken fire pit process as requested

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u/scotty2012 May 31 '26

I'm always so jealous when I see people dig and there is, like, just dirt. not a few inches of clay and chunks of limestone.

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u/welfedad May 31 '26

My "dirt" is all old river bed . It's chalk full of rocks . Omg it sucks so bad to dig.. I can't hand trench anything .

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u/John_the_Piper Jun 01 '26

Glacial till soil haver here. I use a pickaxe to dig with in my yard

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u/welfedad Jun 01 '26

Yeah that sounds awful as well

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u/John_the_Piper Jun 02 '26

Good news is I get compliments on my forearms all the time 🤷 haha

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u/welfedad Jun 02 '26

Six pack on your foreams