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Re: Tree roots

Not an easy solution, but it will work.  Hopefully it's a small bed:

1st - Determine what direction the roots are coming from.
2nd - Dig the soil away from that side of the bed, cutting into roots.  This may
hurt the tree (or even kill it) depending on how close the tree is, the type of
tree, its age, etc.  Dig approx 18" down.
3rd - cut a piece of plywood 18" x the length of your bed and insert it into the
trench you just dug using it as a barrier to stop the roots from entering your
bed in the future.
4th - back fill the soil against the barrier.

Note that this barrier will eventually compost.  By using a thick piece of
plywood, you should get years out of the barrier.

Good luck and keep us posted.
Dave Ronge

>On Monday, April 28, 1997 4:44 PM, you wrote:
>>
>> Hi all; has anyone any experience with tree roots getting into
>their
>> raised gardens. I seem to have attracted a mass of them into one of
>my
>> raised beds, I think they belong to some willows which live on the
>river
>> bank some 50 yards away. Any suggestions about getting ris of them
>and
>> keeping them away. I have almost reconciled myself to abandoning
>that
>> particular bed, but not too willingly as there has been a lot of
>blood,
>> sweat & tears gone into establishing it. Hope someone has some
>brilliant
>> idea !
>> --
>> Jim Greene,
>
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