Dig and divide -Reply
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- Subject: Dig and divide -Reply
- From: J* B* <J*@tlc.state.tx.us>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:03:40 -0600 (MDT)
>Is there an easier way to get those huge
>rhizomes out of the ground without too much
>damage? As I was working this evening I was
>comtemplating dynamite. I can get a spade in
>the ground around the edges but when I try
>to pry some of the plants out the only way that
>I can get them to let go is to cut off a bunch
>with spade.
>
>Bob Pindell
>in the Eastern Suburbs of Cleveland Ohio
>Zone 4 with a lot of snow in the winter
Hey Bob,
This may have already tried this but........how
about trying a digging fork. After watching
someone else use a pitch fork to dig up a few
clumps, I knew I had to have one. I tried it out
this weekend and it was so much better than
using a shovel (like I used to do) - especially in
our clay soil. And I didn't loose a single
rhizome!
Jana Bone
Austin, TX Zone 8
