Fine hairy roots (lawn, how to, leaves, plant)

[Okiegirlfriend]

I'll see if my daughter will do that! I don't know anything about posting pictures.

[Okiegirlfriend]

I think I may have found out what it is. We were digging in an area to move an azelea. The roots were there too and as we dug out the honeysickle, we saw the roots. It has been growing across the back of our yard and started growing around the compost pile. I think that may be what it is. Getting rid of it is no fun.

[JQ Public]

Yeh only a photo will help. Maybe one from far away and one from up close.

[kande06]

I have the same problem with the tiny roots, have trees in my yard so I was thinking about digging out the flower bed and spray it good with roundup and put down a thick layer of black plastic fill it with my dirt and plant my flowers.my dirt will be about 10inches thick. do anyone think that will work? I would just like to have a pretty flower bed. for 10 years I have set flowers in that bed with no success I am ready to give up .if anyone have any ideas please help

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by kande06

I have the same problem with the tiny roots, have trees in my yard so I was thinking about digging out the flower bed and spray it good with roundup and put down a thick layer of black plastic fill it with my dirt and plant my flowers.my dirt will be about 10inches thick. do anyone think that will work? I would just like to have a pretty flower bed. for 10 years I have set flowers in that bed with no success I am ready to give up .if anyone have any ideas please help

Sure, roundup would work if you want to kill the trees. Of course, once they're dead they'll blow down in a good windstorm or fall over when the next rainy season saturates the ground.

Otherwise, if you either want to keep or can't remove the trees, you could look into container gardening.

[kande06]

I guess I will do that because they are very big trees guess that would be a good thing I just always wanted a big flower garden i have lived here for 25 years with no success so I guess it is time to try something else thank you because I never though about a container garden

[kande06]

Thanks for the help.so know that I am going to try the container garden what pot will with stand the winter? plastic, clay or what thanks

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by kande06

Thanks for the help.so know that I am going to try the container garden what pot will with stand the winter? plastic, clay or what thanks

I'd make an "outer" container of wood - like these - Large Wooden Planters - Commercial Large Wood Planter Boxes - only don't buy them, make them yourself. Seal the wood, or paint it, your preference. Then use whatever kind of pots you wish inside the planter.

You don't say how severe your winters are. If you live where it gets really cold, you'll need to keep in mind that containerized plants are more susceptible to cold than they would be in the ground.

Maybe you want something like this -
Pallet Combo: Garden Bench And Planter • 1001 Pallets

[Woodrow LI]

Originally Posted by kande06

I guess I will do that because they are very big trees guess that would be a good thing I just always wanted a big flower garden i have lived here for 25 years with no success so I guess it is time to try something else thank you because I never though about a container garden

Them fine hair roots are the feeder roots to the tree, The big thick roots are support roots. Remove too many of the Hair roots and the tree starves to death.

Glad to see you decided to go for the container. A large dead tree can prove to be not only dangerous but also expensive to get rid of.

[kande06]

Thank u for all your help I love this site It gave answers I could not find anywhere, I live in the south and we have really cold winters, I love flowers. I have live here for 28 years every year I put flowers out there, with no luck they would die. this summer I bought 12 bag of 7.99 soil put that out to build the flower bed up I though if had lots of soil my flowers would grow that did not work the roots took over. I took up everything that did not die and put them in pots. I live on a four lane highway. and wanted my yard to be the prettiest one on the street. but nothing will grow in my yard and I really hate that. thank u again for your help. I wish I would have had this info before I spent all money in flowers and soil again thank you