Would this work?
I was thrilled when our landlord agreed to remove some palm trees in our front yard. Room to finally plant some more fruit trees AND bananas.
Last week I have planted some apple trees and a peach tree on one side of the yard where some pine trees were removed. Today I was hoping on planting some potted banana plants in the ground where we used to have the palm trees. Apparently the stumps were ground up, but there are still some of the roots I just could not get out. I dug a trench as deep as possible and got rid of some roots, but there is no way to get more out. My thought now was to add good bagged soil, my aged chicken manure and compost all mixed in and basically build up the soil in between the old roots of the palm trees and raise up the soil level kind of like a raised bed. As there is a small slope, the plants should not be in standing water. Landlord will not pay for any more yard work, so I have to make the best out of it without spending a fortune myself. Is this worth a try as banana plants are relatively shallow rooted or am I setting myself up for failure? Will the palm tree roots degenerate over time? Can I mulch over with some of the ground up loose roots?
Last edited by crazy banana : 03-16-2014 at 12:02 AM.
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