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18-02-2010, 02:29 AM
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Dead grass redux
Lawn Guy said:
wrote: Bluegrass may be an even worse choice because it has higher nitrogen requirements than other grasses. So, to try to make it grow, you'll be applying fertilizer. He's already trying to grow grass under a tree. Don't you think the tree will already be depleting the soil anyways? Anyone who wants a thick, healthly lawn will already be applying fertilizer. Your argument is a red herring. His problem will a reduction in sunlight starting in mid-june until fall. You put any other type of grass there and it will thin out quickly. Guess what else wants that fertilizer and other nutrients? Those pesky thin, dense, tree roots from your Maple. So what's wrong with fertilizing your trees? Do you think that trees have the same fertilizer requirements as turfgrass? So, they will start extending up into that nice new topsoil too. And in a year or two, you'll be back where you started. Unlikely. I've got several large maples (silver and sugar) and the only surface roots I see are large and woody and would easily be burried for years if I covered them with an inch or two of topsoil. And you'd shorten the trees lifespan, in the process. Those roots are there, at that depth, for a reason. That's where the water, nutrients, and more importantly, oxygen is located. If you bury the roots deeper, you'll deprive the tree for many years of one or more of those things. Please don't profess to know about trees, their growth habits, and their nutrient requirements. You obviously have little to no training in the subject. rest of drivel snipped -- Eggs Can I yell MOVIE in a crowded firehouse? |
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