Blag a few comfrey plants and get them in somewhere where they can grow for years without being in the way. Give them a good bed with some manure to get started, and they'll repay you for years with mulch, potato feed, and comfrey "tea" (Not suitable for human consumption).
And order Real Seeds catalogue for some winter evening reading and fantasizing.
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OK, advice sought please:
We're creating a tree nursery in the woodland. The idea is to take some of the naturally rgenerating seedlings from the forest floor and plant htem out so they can grow on for a year or so, before replanting them in more favourable locations light-wise.
The area I've selected is currently heavily matted with grass and weeds. It's around 40 feet by 20. Should I turn the ground or just kill the weeds by covering and then go ahead and plant the seedlings straight in?
We're creating a tree nursery in the woodland. The idea is to take some of the naturally rgenerating seedlings from the forest floor and plant htem out so they can grow on for a year or so, before replanting them in more favourable locations light-wise.
The area I've selected is currently heavily matted with grass and weeds. It's around 40 feet by 20. Should I turn the ground or just kill the weeds by covering and then go ahead and plant the seedlings straight in?
Engage in geo-engineering. Plant a tree today.
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woodburner
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I would use Rootrainers, and not put them in the ground at all. The would need to go in the Rootrainers when they are at the two leaf stage for best performance. The reason for not putting them in the ground is they will be disturbed when you come to move them. They grow best if they are allowed to grow without interruption, or moved only once at one year old as whips.
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