Re: tree roots
- Subject: Re: tree roots
- From: B* J*
- Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 09:33:41 -0500
Hello,
I tried the planting in 2 gallon pots this past winter and every single one
survived despite my skepticism. :) I just completed digging them all up
and cutting away the feeder roots and discovered that one or two actually
had the feeder roots growing just under the surface of the soil which had
been mounded about 2 inches over the top of the pot under the ground. They
were easy to dispose of and the pots will go back in the ground after the
bed is redug, yet again.
BJ in SW MB
P. S. Are 2 gallon pots big enough???
At 05:47 AM 5/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
<snip>
>I have found the best results are achieved by planting all of my hostas in
>competition with tree roots, in large black nursery pots. <snip>
>
>I have also discovered that you have to dig the pot up once a year to cut
>the fine tree roots away from the pot. These are feeder roots that are
>after the moisture that is available along the sides and bottom of the
>pot. <snip>
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