Re: problem tree roots

Excellent, Theresa, should do the trick.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Theresa <tchessie@comcast.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] problem tree roots
> Date: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:52 PM
> 
> Eyep-  I used base mix for underpaver stones for this-  kind of a
mix of
> gravel and stone dust.
> 
> Theresa
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Marge Talt
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 8:15 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] problem tree roots
> 
> 
> Theresa,
> 
> Actually, it's a good plan to put some gravel or fast draining
> material right in back of any masonry wall to aid in drainage so
the
> pressure of the soil and water don't cause a bulge in the wall.
> Stone dust works a treat for this as well.
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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> > From: Theresa <tchessie@comcast.net>
> >
> > Looked for the fabric- but no one here has ever heard of it.
> Thanks for the
> > heads up on the gravel-  I didn't really want to haul in in
anyway.
>  I'll
> > probably just cram some of the nasty clay that I dug out of the
> ground to
> > make room for the blocks.  Not much should want to grow there-
> especially
> > since it should become hard as a rock along  the wall once the
sun
> bakes it
> > a bit.
> 
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