il Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:02:43 GMT, "Pam - gardengal" ha scritto:
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More cultivated ornamentals and certainly any annuals (like
most veggies) are not happy and will not thrive in these conditions,
needing more sun, soil fertility and water than a location adjacent to a
large tree can provide.

I can attest to that, the soil level with my conifer's dripline is
very dry. So I water it a lot and the garlic seems ok. We'll see how
the jalapenos do this summer.

I won't get into the legal issues involved in consciously damaging or
killing a tree located on another's property - they differ regionally and
can be significant. Deal with what you have - that is one of the challenges
of good gardening. Plant the veggies or whatever in an area well away from
the root system. Raised beds may work well.

Yeah, I saw in a book they did that by putting a layer down that kept
the roots out and then raised the soil over it. Can't remember the
details though. It was an Aussie book on soil.

My neighbour has giant NZ flax as a fence break and they are a pain
in the neck. For too big for suburbia and roots everywhere - just by
the best bit of garden soil there was.

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