plumbed for 47 yrs., and "never" did all the dirt go back into a ditch , unless compacted in layers.
No, just physics. Also got account for what you put in the ground.lol
plumbed for 47 yrs., and "never" did all the dirt go back into a ditch , unless compacted in layers.
bull crap will help with the shrinkage....
Best answer.
It must depend on soil type.
The OP made no sense to me having dealt mostly with virgin red clay.
Try it with that.
It's exactly the opposite.
Around here you see people using tampers to get it all back and packed in.
When I dig post holes here in the south east coast, at 3 feet of digging, my hole fills over half way with water. It did the same thing in Nebraska.
didn't your foreman tell you your not supposed to pee on the post your planting?