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Watering Trees | (Read 1183 times) |
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Luke
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May 02, 2006, 07:15:46 AM |
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My lawn is dying in areas where I have trees. What should I do differently as far as watering in those areas?
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paul wheaton
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May 03, 2006, 02:40:55 PM |
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The grass and the trees are competing for all resources.
What kinds of trees are we talking about?
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Luke
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May 08, 2006, 01:16:06 PM |
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2 young trees, 3-5 years old: one is a red mulberry, one is a flowering dogwood. 1 mature tree - another flowering dogwood.
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paul wheaton
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May 08, 2006, 04:36:00 PM |
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What do you do with the leaves?
Are the roots of the trees showing?
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Luke
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May 10, 2006, 12:23:31 PM |
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I don't do anything with the leaves.
The roots are not showing.
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paul wheaton
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May 10, 2006, 02:14:31 PM |
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As the leaves fall, they can smother the grass. If you remove the leaves, the soil slowly turns into a dirt that is not hospitable to the trees or the grass. The trick is to find a way to convert the leaves to mulch that does not smother the grass. A mulching mower will often do this.
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Luke
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May 10, 2006, 07:18:52 PM |
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That is true. I use a mulching mower so it does get the leaves that stick around. It's pretty windy here though.
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