Too Many Roots In My Soil
4/11/2008 at 5:40:28 PM
I want to start a vegetable garden so I can grow my own organic vegetables, but I was wondering if my soil is conducive to do so? I have a medium-sized backyard that has a few trees, and somehow the soil is filled with roots. When I try to dig a little hole, it's almost impossible because I get stuck on all the roots. Should I just buy very big pots instead and can you grow vegetables in those pots?
4/17/2008 at 11:57:13 AM
Wow.
I am no expert but sometimes using pots or beds is easier, in the long run.
Modified soil is easier to maintain in a box or bed. Except for the availability of sunlight and your zone, you could grow a greater variety of plants, because you could use modified soil mixtures.
4/24/2008 at 1:47:25 PM
well if those roots aren't coming from trees, you can dig them out and implant new soil (recommended)m then plant your things and have a mini fence there using some larger rocks.
7/27/2008 at 12:05:29 PM
Do you know what the roots are attached to or if they're even alive? Tree roots aren't worth trying to budge because all you'll end up with is a sore back and nothing to show for it. Small dead ones you could dig out but it'll take a long time if your soil's so packed with them. I'd go for the containers instead and stick to plants that don't need a lot of room to spread. Alternatively you could build a raised bed and just fill that up with soil.
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