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need some soil amendment advice, I think. UPDATE
here's an update anyway. I was working on the bank this weekend all already the dead root/thatch clumps are breaking down, so we've decided to do a universal application of a compost rich premium topsoil mix. www.cet.com/~pennys/images/wallview.jpg As I work the soil in places there are plenty of worms and other visible critters so I know I didn't sterilize it with roundup application last season. I"m not thrilled about using chemicals but when you have as large as area as we did that was undergrown with escaped lawngrass.,... yes, under the junipers, thick as a lawn in some places, we felt it was our only option other than removing the soil with heavy equipment. Now we are just spot treating as little shoots try and re-establish themselves. Fortunately there's only one small area where this needs to be done. Our planting plans are for mostly things like flowering ground covers and lower type rock garden plants penny s |
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need some soil amendment advice, I think. UPDATE
On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:21:54 -0700, "Penny S."
wrote: here's an update anyway. I was working on the bank this weekend all already the dead root/thatch clumps are breaking down, so we've decided to do a universal application of a compost rich premium topsoil mix. www.cet.com/~pennys/images/wallview.jpg As I work the soil in places there are plenty of worms and other visible critters so I know I didn't sterilize it with roundup application last season. I"m not thrilled about using chemicals but when you have as large as area as we did that was undergrown with escaped lawngrass.,... yes, under the junipers, thick as a lawn in some places, we felt it was our only option other than removing the soil with heavy equipment. Now we are just spot treating as little shoots try and re-establish themselves. Fortunately there's only one small area where this needs to be done. Our planting plans are for mostly things like flowering ground covers and lower type rock garden plants Oh, drat. I looked at your image and was imagining it filled with heaps of flowers -- tallish ones at the top, and low-growing ground-coverish at the bottom. Are you sure you won't reconsider? :-) |
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