I live in Texas where the soil is black clay, very sticky and tough when wet.... was this product tested against clay soils? if so, how well?
172830
I, too, live in Texas and have black sticky clay AND rocks. This product did NOT work well for me. It was too weak for even post-hole digging. It was a waste of my money.
1456323
I had landscapers put mine together and fill with topsoil because I have disabilities. They said they didn't recommend it on cement unless you stapled very heavy weight plastic to the inside to prevent soil loss and you'd have to make sure you got plastic that wouldn't have chemicals in it that could leech into your plants. I put mine in the yard, on the grass, and had good luck with them and I have 6 beds. Make sure you get good quality top soil -- I had a yard of it delivered from a local supplier and it was great, black dirt with no stones or stems in it. My landscaper said it was about the best dirt he'd seen and it was under $75 delivered. I hope this helps you decide how you will proceed.
201403
I have never wet the ground as we live in AZ where it is continually dry. However, when the rain does come it seems to wash it down the rocks (where the weeds grow after a rain) and I have had great success with this product. I think it works best when it is going to rain soon. I don't have to pull weeds anymore!
50346
I would not recommend it for hard clay, this b&d; is for lighter top soil, try to turn the soil then till it . All the soil needs to broken up first.
1610028
I have no experience with clay polymers but this thing will stick to almost anything. Now if you use it right, its almost dry upon contact.
1759013
I use mine for sugar paste; I've never had issue with black marks. Where by chance you using black clay prior..It might need to be cleaned.
542551
It works great in soil. I've used it only in soil. My goal is to do hydro this year. I can hardly wait!!!!! Max Martinez
828449
have not had it long enough to know. Ground needs to be soft. I cannot see how it would work well in clay as the clay would stick to the weed holders.
1105875
I have similar conditions and I dug out and filled in area with garden soil first. That seems to have worked well. Have had it in place all summer and is very sturdy. I think it would be very tough to get it in deep enough otherwise.
356093
Yes, the soil should be wet and soft. I have used this device but for me it shows similar readings no matter what I test so I am not sure how accurate it is.
1724699
We used this product on an outdoor.....Clay and or Porcelain planter...it seemed to have worked fine...we really don't know..lf it will work...on anything else...
828448
How well it works on clay depends on how compacted it is. With deeply rooted weeds in heavily compacted clay, the tool is very difficult to use. I had some issues with my heavily compacted clay, where it was unable to grab the weed.
1557476
Yes, I had success this past spring with one application on select areas. And, it did not harm my native carpet/St. Augustine but in areas where the "stickers" had taken over I had bare ground, of course the grass soon covered. But, it appears that now (fall) is actually the perferred time to treat as the seeds (spurs) were probably already produced at the time of my application. I'm going to broadcast with my tractor/atv sprayer over the entire yard this month to cover the areas missed earlier by the spot spraying.
1997661
I purchased a crepe myrtle and it seems to great in my alkaline soil. I'm assuming it should thrive in most soils and is tolerant in harsh conditions as long as its watered a lot when its a small plant.
1341586
Absolutely. I worked for me and I have really tough clay soil. I didn't have any really tall ones this year because I caught them early, but it does work on the shorter ones for sure. P.S. dry out those dandelion roots and grind them down. They make a really healthy beverage when you steep them in water!
1881055
It has to worked in to the soil. Gypsum is used to treat soil that has a lot of clay.
281492
Yes. if you go to farmtek.com look for item 105068 you will see another soil test kit that we looked at.