How To Fix Poor Draining Soil

As the ground starts to warm up, many of us are getting ready to plant out new vegetables, trees, and flowers, but some soil isn't as ideal as it could be, and drainage if often a problem.

If you have poor draining soil, this can hinder good aeration for plant roots, and plants can actually drown, so you'll want to take care of the problem as soon as possible.

I recommended using a product called Penmax to eliminate the standing water fast. It is very easy to use, and it has a gypsite base. You can almost watch the water drain away. Penmax will open up the pores of the soil up to 8 feet (2.4 m) deep in about 1 hour.

You can find it at: http://www.westernnutrientscorp.com/penmax.html

Once the water is gone, allow the area to dry out a bit, and then do a quick soil test. You can get a soil test kit at your nursery which will tell you what amendments the soil needs.

Till the amendments in, with lots of good composted organic matter, to create a nice loamy soil, and you'll have a perfect area to plant any trees, shrubs, or flowers that you want!

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