Shawn Viggiano said:
Steve Featherkile said:
That’s not ballast, that’s pine bark that fell off the logs. Real logging railroads didn’t ballast because the rails weren’t going to be down that long. Or at least, that’s what my uncle told me, and he spent a lifetime in the woods in Skagit County, WA, hunting the elusive Douglas Fir.
Yes I know but in our world bark will wash and float away. So I use the ballast to get that look. Tough crowed lol…
David I use the same limestone stone dust and never experienced the air pockets. Wonder if that has something to do with the freeze and thaw.
I gave up on the stone dust because it washes away…to somewhere. I’ve yet to find a giant pile at the bottom of the hill in my yard, so I don’t know where it goes.
Shawn, you might want to try Superfines for your look. I suspect it washes away as well, but I just add another bag every year. But, it does seem to stay in place much better than the stone dust.
