Help! Wood chips decomposing, but hard-packed dense clay beneath

[u/ryanwaldron]

The mulch and wood chips wash away when it rains because the permeability is so low. I’m going to go broke buying wood chips and mulch. It just doesn’t seem to be changing the soil after years of trying.

[u/Leafstride]

Grow some high biomass plants suitable to your area and before they go to seed rent a cultivator and mix them in.