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Pulling out old plants
So, I am wondering about something. In the fall, when you pull out your old plants, how do you keep the root system from tearing up your SFG and taking all teh MM with it?
retired member 2- Posts : 100
Join date : 2011-03-21
Location : zone 7 TN
Re: Pulling out old plants
I just pulled the plant up, shook the MM back into the square (maybe smacking it about with the trowel a bit) and went on to the next one. If it is a BIG plant like a tomato or squash, you might try digging around the base with your trowel. Most plants come out easily and the MM is so loose, it will come out of the roots easily.
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
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Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
Re: Pulling out old plants
When I pull up anything from the cabbage family, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, I chop off the top to go in the compost, but toss the whole root system in the trash. There's always a chance it may have clubroot which is something you don't want spreading in your garden for next year. Better safe than sorry.
Then I put a handful of limestone in the hole.
Then I put a handful of limestone in the hole.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 81
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Pulling out old plants
+1, except I put mine in the burn pile. To lift root systems at the end of the growing season I use my most useful and trusted garden tool, my fork.quiltbea wrote:When I pull up anything from the cabbage family, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, I chop off the top to go in the compost, but toss the whole root system in the trash. There's always a chance it may have clubroot which is something you don't want spreading in your garden for next year. Better safe than sorry.
Then I put a handful of limestone in the hole.
http://www.gardeninginfozone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/essential-garden-tools.jpg
Re: Pulling out old plants
You can just leave bean and pea roots in your box. They add nitrogen to the soil.
Patty from Yorktown
Patty from Yorktown
Last edited by Patty from Yorktown on 4/21/2011, 10:35 pm; edited 1 time in total
Patty from Yorktown- Posts : 350
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Location : Yorktown, Virginia
Re: Pulling out old plants
Patty, you're right on! I always leave mine there to add nitrogen to the soil.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
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