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Can I plant veg in soil from under fir trees?

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WriggleJiggle · 09/03/2007 10:46

Just wondered if it was too acidic / alkaline or whatever to be able to put in my veg plot.
The choice is to either

  1. use soil from about 2 metres away (fir tree soil)
  2. Mend the wheelbarrow, walk 50 metres, remove turf, dig up soil, walk 50m back, negotiate 2 gates and put on plot

I know which would be easiest, but will stuff grow in it?

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majorstress · 09/03/2007 10:49

Are you trying to make a raised bed?

Are there lots of needles in it?

Will you be digging the soil away from the trees roots and don't they need it for themselves?

WriggleJiggle · 09/03/2007 11:01

The plan is for a raised bed,
yes there are lots of needles in it,
the trees are very widely spaced so I can extract it without going near the roots or taking too much from any one spot.
Stupid idea or not? Do I have to expend a little more energy - not that I'm feeling at all lazy today or anything you see

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majorstress · 09/03/2007 14:23

I would try to rake off the needles first and put them to compost, then it will probably be ok as a base, but maybe mix in some sand and composted bark if you can get it.

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