Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Soil questions Long list of soils, tough to read

Jose, let me second Mr. Lusk's remarks: Get in touch with Mike Otto!

Mike was busy doing another project when I called him two years ago to check my soil, but he came down anyway to take a look. After tramping around a bit, he declared my red clay hill to be mostly iron oxide (hence the red) and sand, totally unsuitable for holding water. If not for him, I'd have bought the land under a completely wrong idea and not found out until too late!

Fortunately, I did eventually find good clay, though nowhere near the hill. But you don't know for sure until you dig and an expert takes a look!