On Oct 5, 2:59*am, mollie38
wrote:
lannerman;866304 Wrote:

Hi mollie, You don't say how big the Leylandii trees were? but assuming
that they were a reasonable size, this would account for the arid
conditions around them as not only do they take up alot of water in
their own right, they also 'sheild' the soil fom natural rain. You say
you 'took them out' but also that you 'cut them down', if its the
former then just the addition of some organic matter and base
fertilizer when replanting will suffice. If the latter is true and you
just cut them down then you will need to remove the stumps and as many
of the roots as possible before replanting.
Regards Lannerman.

Many thanks for your speedy response The trees were enormous we had 7
in total, we have taken them down to the soil level trying to get the
roots out though is a nightmare have been on *a few sites which say
drill holes in the stumps of the trees and put various *chemicals down.
what I was going to ask if its impossible to take all *the stumps out of
the ground will that still make the ground dry and will I be *able to
plant there *all I want *is some low maintenence plants * and shrubs as
we are now both in our sixties we just want something that is easy to
manage.

Regards
Mollie

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mollie38

you said you water on a daily basis. possible that you water only
syperficially rather than long, slow, deep watering less often? just
a thought...