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Add Black Dirt and Final Grade

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What happens here

After the retaining wall is complete, bring in black dirt using the Kubota SVL 65 skid steer with a hydro bucket attachment. Spread and level the black dirt over the entire area behind the wall, covering the gravel backfill. This layer of black dirt provides a suitable growing medium for vegetation. The video implies the existing structural fill, while compacted, would not allow for proper plant growth.

Goal: Add black dirt to the regraded area, incorporating it to prepare the soil for sod installation and future vegetation.

Tools and materials

  • Hydro Bucket Attachment — Efficiently spreading and leveling black dirt
  • Kubota SVL 65 Skid Steer Kubota — Transporting and spreading black dirt
  • Black Dirt — Creating a fertile top layer for vegetation

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there. So now with the retaining wall done and the finished landscaping beginning, we've got to undo a little bit of the work that we've done. What I actually mean is all of the structural field soil that we've brought in has been placed and compacted to make sure that the wall doesn't move. But that's not going to allow for any vegetation to reestablish. It would be like trying to grow grass on concrete. You can do it, but nobody wants to use that much water. So, we've got to till up that top layer of soil, and we're going to use the hydro bucket to do that, but that still won't be enough. We've got to bring in black dirt and then incorporate everything back together again. [Music]

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