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Old 27-09-2004, 07:13 PM
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You much funny man... he he he.
(enjoyed the way your post was written)

Hope you get some answers, I have about 1/4 acre in the front of our place
that has allot of pines that I would love to plant under. I know grass will
grow, it's all over the place out here, even under the pines.


Kate

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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| I have a pine tree at my new house. There's nothing under it but dried
| needles, and some hideous red mulch applied by the previous owner. Now,
I've
| spent enough time hiking to notice that in the woods, there's not much
that
| grows under pine trees. But, that's before WE get involved. :-) The circle
| under mine begs for something, whether it be just green like pachysandra
or
| vinca, or maybe a bunch of spring bulbs. Is it hopeless? Do the needles
| wreak havoc with pH to the point where the soil's unfriendly to most
plants?
|
| Let's assume for the sake of discussion that if lack of water is the
issue,
| I'm willing to correct that. I've got this new high-tech thing called a
| sprinkler.
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