My house is both a new build and also I live in Colorado which is famously pickaxe worthy compacted clay with or without the new build aspect. This is a hole that I dug last year while planting a bush… just showing you what I’m working with. My mom insisted on growing a small patch of carrots last year and they got maybe 4 inches deep before the roots took a swift 90 degree turn right where it hit the compacted clay. Anyways, I am tired of dealing with this and wanted to focus on dramatically amending the whole thing so I’m not trying to claw my way through pottery every time I try to plant anything. I’m having a large patch of lawn removed to reduce water usage and I want to know if I can give this a try! submitted by /u/CharmingPeony [link] [comments]