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Re: Tree roots

unsubscribe me please connie kehler
At 08:01 AM 4/30/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Jim:
>
>You have my sympathies! I've had problems with invading tree roots
>(not willow) in the past and know how frustrating it can be. My
>situation was complicated by the fact that the trees weren't on my
>property, so the removal (of the tree) option was not available -- I
>wound up having to move my garden beds! Tree feeder roots tend to
>live in the top 12 - 18" of the soil, and they seek out water and
>nutrients just like any other plant -- if your garden beds are the
>most hospitable area around, the roots are going to migrate there.
>
>The only way I know of to eliminate the problem entirely is to
>eliminate the tree. If this isn't an option and you can't move the
>garden, you can try using a sharp spade to sever the roots before
>they enter the garden beds -- you may have to repeat this procedure
>several times a season to see good results, and please be aware that
>it may also do serious harm to the tree, depending on the size of the
>garden area. If you want to try root-pruning *and* avoid harming the
>tree as much as possible, you could try laying down several inches of
>organic mulch over the rest of the root-area of the tree and hope
>that the feeder roots will be drawn away from your garden beds. I
>don't know for sure that this would work, but it seems logical and if
>I were having the problem again, I'd try it! Hope this helps.
>
>Happy trails.....
>
>     Sue Drake
>     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
>... An immaculate house is the sign of a mis-spent life ...
>----------
>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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