Our township building department is very specific about how posts should be set. The post must sit on a concrete plug ten inches in diameter and ten inches thick. The top of the plug must be at least 42 inches below the surface so it's below the frost line. The first foot of back fill must be pea gravel.
The plans for my building specified larger plugs for the footings, 12 inches in diameter and 12 inches thick, so that's what I did. Obviously bigger is better; you don't want your building to sink under its own weight.
After putting in the 12 inches of pea gravel back fill, I dumped in half a bag of dry Quickcrete. I did that because it really locks the post in place. Since it's above the pea gravel it shouldn't affect drainage. The rest of the fill is dirt.
Some folks recommend putting an asphalt shingle between the plug and post; the weight of the building will smash the post end into the shingle and seal off the end grain. I guess it can't hurt.
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