hey all. i just went and dug some holes. im going to put in brand new bagged soil. but at the bottom of one or two of the holes, there is a small puddle of water thats sitting on the clay bottom. now it just rained here last day or so (NE USA) so everything is very wet, but if there is a small puddle of water does that mean I cant use that spot b/c od potential root rot? or will it help when I fill the hole with new soil, and a good amount of perlite? it looked like as I was digging, water began to seep into the hole from the surround ground. how about putting a nice, 1 inch layer of perlite at the bottom of the hole, then put in the soil...? will these alleviate it somewhat? these are nice spots, and I already dug the holes, so im hoping it can be rectified, or maybe its not that big of a problem. its not like the entire hole is water, just about an inch or so on the bottom. If it was swamp all the time i wouldnt have dug them, but its just a forest. the area isnt swampy or anything like that, it is just a clearing in the forest. what do you think?
You just had a very large storm go through so of course you have water everywhere. While you want to have everything as close to perfect as possible, mj can handle wet feet surprisingly well if it does happen again. I wouldn't be overly concerned. I've seen mj in standing water for a few days which came out alright in the end.
It depends on how deep the holes are. If its a few feet then you are fine mj can suck up a whole bunch of water quick and a bit of retention (here and there) is actually good. Be sure to add perlite to the soil as it does like a nice light and airy soil. A while back I read an article about a swamp grower and he just used massive pots. The swamp was great because it kept hikers and casual wanderers out.
