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Removing small roots from lawn
jeffc said:
I'm transplanting some grass from healthy areas of my lawn that I'm trimming back, to thin areas in several spots. The grass is thin and not really growing probably due to rocky soil (heavy gravel left there from preconstruction) And, you're transplanting some sort of 'magic' grass, that will ignore, and somehow overcome the fate of it's predecessor? and also probably due to shallow roots from some pines. If the pines are still there, I'd venture a guess that you'd find /most/ of their roots, "shallow". If I'm cutting up small areas (several feet square in several places) how do I best cut out these roots? Why would you want to cut them out? They're there for a reason, you know. The trees' roots are shallow because that's where the food is (and the water, and the air, etc). If they're actually pines, that may be part of the problem. Pine needles can raise the acidity of the soil to levels that most grasses just can't tolerate. So, the transplanted sod will die for the same reasons the old sod was dying, and the trees will suffer damage, for no reason at all. Seems pretty much a waste of time, energy, and sod 'transplanted from the healthy areas of your lawn'. They are 1/4" to maybe 3/4" in size. Tried a tree pruning saw but it curves the wrong way. Other saws, or something else altogether? Add some quality, fine compost, and maybe a bit of lime? (A soil test would be a good idea). Oh, and if you /really/ want nice turf under your pines, get a lawn vac that will pick up the needles. -- Eggs Do Amish people get one phone call when arrested? |
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