Re: Soil ammending

Thanks for your input Ray.  I am not re-planting anywhere near the Maples! ;)  After researching I found that 'little leaf lindens' have a deep root system and are good for underplanting so that will be the large shade garden.  I also made a new bed near some rather tall shrubs and a honey locust.  I am going to check into those bags!
 
----- Original Message -----
From: w*@oh.verio.com
To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: Soil ammending

Peggy,

if you are going to replant near the maple, the roots will infiltrate the bed even faster once they are amended. Just got to warn you from my own experience. I have taken to planting hosta in large pots and using the texel bags with spinout (inside out so the coating is on the outside). The bags are cost effective (about $1.25 for a 5gal bag) and come in just about any size. If anyone is interested I can post the distributer I use.

As far as what amendments to add: anything that is organic, available in your area. I have used hardwood and pine bark mulch, peatmoss, leafmold. Also I have added builders sand and water retaining polymers. I use whatever I have at the time. Manure from vegetarian animals is supposedly very good also.

Ray
 

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