On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:42:40 -0500, "Ray Drouillard"
wrote:


"ChrisC" wrote in message
.. .
In a neighbours garden sucking all nutrients away. I can't grow a
bloody thing. Any nasty thing I can do with out suspicion? She doesn't
even care for the garden anyway. I wish to grow fruit and veg on my
side of the fence.

--
"We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our
thoughts."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC

You don't have to hurt the tree. What you need to do is to add some
soil amendments and build up your soil. The tree isn't going to suck a
ton of well-composted cow manure from the top six inches of soil.
Really.

We live in a big red pine forest. Our main problem is that the soil is
sandy. We need to add lots of mulch and stuff -- the red pines aren't
the cause of our problems. You ought to do the same. Get a big bail of
spoiled hay and spread it over the garden. In the spring, push the
mulch aside and plant.

Of course, if you find roots as you're digging through garden, it's
perfectly OK to chop them. We have found, however, that the cottonwood
and quaking aspen roots are the biggest culprits. The various conifers
don't seem to be causing any trouble at all.


Ray Drouillard




Cheers.

--
"We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our
thoughts."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC