Tuesday, November 17, 2009

I have some very fine roots in my flower beds, any idea of how to get rid of them without riuning my soils??

Those are probably tree roots using the improved soils you have created for your plants. As long as the beds to not cover large areas under the drip-line of the tree (the outer reaches of it's branches overhead, you can go around the perimeter of the bed and edge it with a long sharp spade - cutting into the edge or the turf and cutting a line around the bed to stop the roots from using your planting beds - also cut out a small section of the edge to create a little mote around the bed - called an "air-gap edging" this reduced turf and root infiltration into the bed. With that done, the roots in the bed should break down over time. You can leave them in as compost, though, and keep your soil structure in the bed intact which makes the soil healthier and more weed-free.

I have some very fine roots in my flower beds, any idea of how to get rid of them without riuning my soils??
You can pull them out or use something such as RoundUp. RoundUp goes through the leaves, down the stems, and into the roots to get rid of the whole plant. RoundUp dissipates when it touches soil.





RoundUp will kill any plant it touches. If you have flowers, "paint" RoundUp on the weeds you wish to get rid of.


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