26 October 2007 Sod Busting
http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?FBAXY 26 October 2007 Sod Busting
Ths sod was removed from around the Rose of Sharon bushes. The purpose is to improve the growing environment for the Rose of Sharon roots by removing the grass competition.
First the sod was cut using the kick type sod cutter. The sod was hand pulled apart and put through the chipper\shredder, and blown back onto the area from which it was removed. From past experience it was found that the grass roots are effectively destroyed, and no grass grows from the residue. The area was edged, lightly rototilled, raked smooth and covered with wood chip mulch.
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posted by Durgan @ 2:58 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
Coincidences :-) I was looking on the Vegetable Gardens Forum for a bit of help with some seeds I have been given and spotted your posts. Gardening is my number one pastime, but in the winter I do a bit of family research - and not long ago found out that two great-Aunts emigrated to Brantford ON with their families in 1927! They were Holden's and Rushton's - it's a small world sometimes!
Durgan, I've been looking all over for peony tenuifolia, and happened upon your blog, though I don't see it mentioned in there. If you do in fact have any, I wonder if there is anything in the world I could offer you in exchange for a tiny piece? I don't know if you go on Dave's Garden Website (huge)
davesgarden.com. but I am listed there as colchie, and you could look at my trade lists. Anyway, I'd love to hear from you.
Caroline
Okay, reading the other comments is wierd because I just happened on your blog looking for a Weeping Mulberry tree. Why is it that places don't sell them? It's great, really, because I will have something unusual to every other yard here in New England. Do you have a place you could recommend?
http://bunohse.notlong.com
I bought my tree from a local supplier. The bush is common on many lawns in my area. Most people don't bother picking the fruit.
Peony Tenuifolia. My plant was dug from a friends garden about three years ago. That was the only place I found it growing in my area. The deep red flowers, and vegetation is most attractive. You are welcome to a piece if you are in my area. The plant should be well established this year. It is a slow growing plant, and grows with little care, in clay or better soil.
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