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Waterville, Ohio

I've been planning for awhile on a new patch for the 2009 season. Although I'm still nursing the old one until fall, I need a little more space. The question is the plot I have laid out runs atop a leechfield next to a line of tall pine trees. Does anyone else have their set-up similar to this? During the summer the grass in this area is as lush and green as a well maincured golf course due to the nutrient and moisture in the soil. However, during the spring rains I can have water pooling up in part of this area. Is this a decent idea or should I let the green grass grow..?

9/2/2008 10:08:05 PM

Cochecton, NY

I have that exact setup. I mean exact. Being a first time grower and having one sitting in the 300# range, I will say it can't be that bad of a setup. Since there is alot of things I learned on this site after the fact of them happening, if the patch location was going to play a part in possible failure, it would have done so by now. The only thing I had to do was add some lime down on one end. My PH on the topside was 6.9 - 7.0, on the bottom side it was 6.2 - 6.3. As for pooling water, That I do not have. The only thing I though might be a factor was the pine trees, since the soil around them is normally very acidic. As it seems, they have not affected anything.

9/3/2008 7:00:55 AM

Cochecton, NY

If you do plant there, ecnourage your family to go to the bathroom as much as possible, for every time you flush, you feed your giant!!! :)

9/3/2008 7:02:42 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Plan a raised bed or adding good drain tile to help keep it dry in the spring.

9/3/2008 8:33:39 AM

Kalamazoo, MI ([email protected])

Phil is right...I would add drain tile, simply because having your roots in standing water is asking for trouble.

9/6/2008 10:29:34 PM