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Bark chips UNDER plants, or not?
Has anybody experience of gardens which have been "barked", i.e. covered in two inches of bark chips? In late Spring we put the alpines and heathers in and then had much fun "barking" around them. (Woof-woof !) Now, late "Summer", some of the alpines are beginning to spread and I am wondering whether I should drag back the bark as they do so in order to encourage their outward growth. The negative thing about drawing back the bark as the plants spread outwards is that seeds and grasses will get into the earth under the plant and take root . . . and the whole point of barking is to reduce the likelihood of weeds. But maybe some plants won't spread out if the bark remains tight around them, as they would if there is no bark beneath them. I suspect saxifrage may be one of these. I think as it spreads outwards it roots into the earth directly beneath. So if I want good outward growth I must draw back the bark? Pedunculata is one plant which clearly needs the bark to be drawn back - and once it has spread as far as I want it to hopefully the bark will stop its relentless spread! What about the heathers? Do they root from their branches as their branches spread out and make contact with the ground? Any ideas? Much appreciated. Regards, Eddy. |
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Bark chips UNDER plants, or not?
On Aug 25, 6:47*pm, Eddy
wrote: Has anybody experience of gardens which have been "barked", i.e. covered in two inches of bark chips? My next door neighbour had a rat infestation and called in the pest man, who spread bright blue granules all over his garden, to lure the rodents. His wife complained, so he asked the ratman to cover the blue granules with wood chippings.The wife then complained that the garden looked so dull and he had to get the ratman back to remove all the chippings. When I asked him why, he said,"We just thought his bark was worse than his bait." I'll get my coat..... |
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Bark chips UNDER plants, or not?
moghouse wrote:
My next door neighbour had a rat infestation and called in the pest man, who spread bright blue granules all over his garden, to lure the rodents. His wife complained, so he asked the ratman to cover the blue granules with wood chippings.The wife then complained that the garden looked so dull and he had to get the ratman back to remove all the chippings. When I asked him why, he said,"We just thought his bark was worse than his bait." I'll get my coat..... No, need for you to get your coat. Thanks for on-topic humour! :-) Eddy. |
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