tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490036765120567947.post6980850509781590015..comments2022-03-29T03:25:44.314-07:00Comments on Off Grid, Self-Sufficient, Montana Homestead Life: 21-25 May, 2012 - Soft shell eggs, Garden preps, BirthdaysSteven Gregersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916875414656104179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490036765120567947.post-22039701226006876142012-05-30T11:51:49.004-07:002012-05-30T11:51:49.004-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Gregersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916875414656104179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490036765120567947.post-2300041704645299492012-05-28T17:55:04.438-07:002012-05-28T17:55:04.438-07:00Weedygarden from the forum here.
When I bought m...Weedygarden from the forum here. <br /><br />When I bought my home 20 + years ago, there were many weed trees that had volunteered in the foundation and along fence lines. I took many of them down, and had to have a few taken down. The roots, OMG! The elms would grow shoots and the roots underneath were as big as if I had never cut down the top off. I dug holes waist deep to get most of them out. One tree (alyanthus--sp?) had roots so spread out that I hired it taken out and the man dug such a big hole in my front yard that you had to look down into the hole to see him. Eventually, we had to pull the stump out of the hole with it hitched to the back of a vehicle. <br /><br />20 trees later, I am planting what I want to grow--peaches, pears, etc. I couldn't have planted other trees without taking out the roots like that.<br /><br />I hurt my back a few times in the process. One time I had to crawl back into the house and it took me about 1/2 hour to go a few feet.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764379862617396667noreply@blogger.com