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Introduction: How to Hand Dig a Hole

I started to dig a hole yesterday, and it occurred to me that it would be a great instructable, despite (or rather because) of it is a simple thing. So this instructable covers the technique of digging a rectangular hole as a sample of doing it in any other shape.

There are many ways and many reasons for digging a hole, but the tools are the same: spade, shovel, and maybe a pickaxe. However if you need a pickaxe, it is better to hire machinery to do the job. You can save a lot of time, physical efforts and even save yourself from pain (backache).
So, this instructable is about to do it by hands and with a lot of physical effort. What is - anyhow - a great workout

Step 1: First Step: to Measure

I missed to take pictures from the very beginning, but you can do it without them.

Use your tape measure to sign the four corners of hole. You can make marks with your shovel, or just put four stones there for each corners. If you need/like to be more precise, then use poles and lines to mark sides and corners.
Do not forget to use you measuring tools (tape measure, spirit level meter, else) during the digging process. You can save lot of your efforts with just this little care.

Once you dig the hole, you will have to shovel away the dirt that was scooped up by the hole.
You might be surprised by the fact that the volume of loosened earth is greater than you think. And the deeper you dig, the more storage space you need, and you need it close to the hole. If there is no such area then you will need a wheelbarrow too.

So you have your determination, your hands, tools, the measured place of hole, and storage space very close to it. You are ready to start digging now.

Step 2: Start to Dig

You might need to handle the fibrous topsoil separately, as this is probably a good, fertile soil, so you may wish to keep it. You can use it later to cover around your hole, or you can put it in your compost to enrich it.

You will see how thick this layer is from its color, but - as a common rule - I suggest to put aside a spade deep layer.
I mean as thick layer as the length of spade head is.

Step 3: Now the Hard Work Starts

Start to loosen the dirt on one side of your hole with your spade.

The loosened dirt may contain big dirt-nuggets - as I you can see on this picture - if the soil is dry.
Cut them into small pieces with your spade. It makes the shoveling easier.

Step 4: Deeper

Drag you shovel and throw the dirt to the storage area. Your target is the remotest part of it. Later - when you get deeper - you won't be able to throw the dirt that far.

Now you can start to loosen a new line. Then cut it into small parts and throw the dirt away again.
Repeat it until you have a clean and nicely leveled floor in the hole.

Then you can start a new layer deeper.
Do it over again, until you reach the wished depth of your hole.

Step 5: Just for Fun

For those many comments about "dump the body"..

I finally finished the hole in hot weather of 40C°/ 104F°. So I let the body hit the floor.
It was cool.
:-D

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How to Hand Dig a Hole: I started to dig a hole yesterday, and it occurred to me that it would be a great instructable, despite (or rather because) of it is a simple thing. So this instructable covers the technique of digging a rectangular hole as a sample of doing it in a...

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同學們請在主題寫上座號、姓名、組別以方便數位深耕的老師認識你們。BY 雅婷老師

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同學們請在主題寫上座號、姓名、組別以方便數位深耕的老師認識你們。BY 雅婷老師

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Put earthworms in the soil.

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黑蚯蚓、紅蚯蚓吃過的土壤顆粒變細而且呈現中性，不僅產生了很好的鬆土效果，讓植物的根系容易發展，也能改善使用化學肥料所造成土壤酸化的現象

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绿色草坪上的铲子-花园挖洞-农民的床和工具-夏季-动画平底插图-203652006

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給戶外植物澆水的最佳時間是早晨，此時氣溫通常較涼爽，植物有充足的時間吸收水分，以應對漫長而炎熱的一天。￣▽￣注意不要過度浸濕土壤，因為這樣反而會給挖掘帶來困難。

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讓土壤裡的小生物擁有間隙能夠移動自如，使土壤鬆軟，讓植物好扎根。

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往花盆裡加一些草木灰，將把草木灰混到板結的土壤里，這時候能夠增加土質的疏鬆性。其實，土壤板結的時候還可以澆一些稀釋後的啤酒水，這樣花盆裡的土壤就不會太硬了。

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澆水可以讓土壤變的更軟 這樣就可以挖出一個洞

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1.準備挖土用具(鋤頭，水桶)

2.澆灌大量的水濕潤土壤

3.使用鋤頭挖洞

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澆水可以讓土壤變好挖。

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用水管浸濕土壤。(注意不要過度浸濕土壤，因為這樣反而會給挖掘帶來困難。)

用鏟子鏟除地表土壤。(如果土壤太硬，無法使用鏟子，可以先使用鋤頭鬆土。然後再用鏟子鏟除松土。)

如果無法用鏟子和鋤頭挖掘，可以使用園藝鏟。這是最適合挖掘硬土的工具。

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用水濕潤地面。

用手搬開地上的大石頭。

用鏟子鏟除地面上的石塊和岩石表面。

用鏟子挖掘時要小心，速度要慢。

如果鏟子鏟到了大石頭，要停下來用手搬開，或者先用小鏟子鬆開石頭，再用鏟子搬開。

用鋤頭鬆土。在岩石地上挖洞時，一定要把發現的石頭移走。

如果你發現用鏟子和鋤頭在岩石地上挖洞很困難，可以使用園藝鏟在花園的岩石土壤上挖洞。

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1.分次澆水讓土壤漸漸濕潤

慢慢倒水(一次不要倒太多)

倒下後等一下(讓土壤吸收水分)

重複幾次以上動作，再開始準備挖洞

2.先用工具確認土壤是否鬆動

鏟子或鐵鍬插下去後，先別急著開始挖

如果插下去，插到一半感覺卡住插不下去，那代表土壤還不夠濕潤，需要重新澆水

3.確認鬆動後再開始挖洞

如果挖洞到一半挖不下去，也是代表更下層的土壤還不夠濕潤，需要重新澆水

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澆水可以讓乾土變鬆軟。

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澆水可以讓土不會很硬

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如何讓土質鬆軟？

解決土壤物理性不良最好的方法就是施用大量粗質地的有機物如稻草以增加土壤有機質的含量，進而改善土壤團粒結構，增加土壤保肥力及通氣與排水性。 對於過於粘重或產生硬盤的土壤，則利用深耕方式增加有效土層深度或混入質地較粗之砂土、紅土、稻殼或稻桿等物質破壞其結持狀態，使土壤呈現破碎狀，而易於耕作及作物生長。

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1.鬆土的深度要以直到看見植物的根部為止。

2.拿比較細長的棍子慢慢插到進土，疏鬆根部的土壤，記住切忌弄斷植物的根系。

3.結束上述步驟之後，可以少量澆一點水。

4.土壤乾燥之後，重複兩三次即可。

5.土壤中增加一些腐爛的樹葉、泥炭等，這樣可以增加土壤的透氣性，降低土壤板結的速度。

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水可以讓土變軟

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在土壤中添加一些腐熟的有機肥，卻是可以緩解土壤結塊的狀況，而且還能增加土壤肥力，有利改善土壤的結構。 可以直接將顆粒有機肥直接碾碎成粉，將盆土表層的土壤去掉，之後將有機肥粉末混入盆栽土中，替換掉表層的土壤。 之後再等盆土干透澆透，讓肥料慢慢滲下去，這樣就能補充土壤的肥力，促進植物生長。

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首先，先在乾燥的土壤上澆一些水，讓土濕潤，接下來拿起鏟子開始挖土，但如果挖到一個程度無法繼續挖就代表必須再往洞裡澆水

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解決土壤物理性不良最好的方法就是施用大量粗質地的有機物如稻草以增加土壤有機質的含量，進而改善土壤團粒結構，增加土壤保肥力及通氣與排水性。 對於過於粘重或產生硬盤的土壤，則利用深耕方式增加有效土層深度或混入質地較粗之砂土、紅土、稻殼或稻桿等物質破壞其結持狀態，使土壤呈現破碎狀，而易於耕作及作物生長

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澆水可以讓土質變得鬆軟好挖

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1.用水濕潤地面。

2.用手搬開地上的大石頭。

3.用鏟子鏟除地面上的石塊和岩石表面。

4.用鏟子挖掘時要小心，速度要慢。

5.如果鏟子鏟到了大石頭，要停下來用手搬開，或者先用小鏟子鬆開石頭，再用鏟子搬開。

6.用鋤頭鬆土。在岩石地上挖洞時，一定要把發現的石頭移走。

7.如果你發現用鏟子和鋤頭在岩石地上挖洞很困難，可以使用園藝鏟在花園的岩石土壤上挖洞。

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如果是一個硬化到有一定程度的土壤,那你可能得同時作很多事才行,例如引入砂土和稻殼或木屑等有機質作客土的動作,另外要種植綠肥作物,儘可能的讓土壤有機質含量提高,如此自然就會有蚯蚓等地底下小動物在活動,此外設法改善田地積水現象,作好灌溉溝引,還有就是儘可能減少地表大型機械的翻耕作業,其實機械再怎麼翻土,總一定有翻不到的深度

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1. 標記挖掘位置 確定要挖洞的位置

2. 濕潤土壤 用水管浸濕土壤

3. ：使用鏟子開始挖

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用水管浸濕土壤。注意不要過度浸濕土壤，因為這樣反而會給挖掘帶來困難。

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澆水讓土變濕潤

開始挖洞

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首先標好要挖的位子，用水濕潤土壤，挖個洞，把裡面的小石頭挖開或用鋤頭，能更容易耕種，讓它生長。

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可以澆水讓土壤更好挖

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澆一些清水澆在乾土裡，這樣土壤就會變得鬆軟了

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1、整理一塊不會長期潮濕，排水良好的陸地。為了日後灌溉方便，最好也要接近水源或有水管可以到達。

2、選擇適合當時天氣的蔬菜。

3、注意所選蔬菜的成長日期、收割時間是否符合需求。

4、工具：可以挖土或翻土的鋤頭或鏟子；可以撥土的耙子。