[OT] non-computer day

[Tony Alfrey]

Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
>> On Sunday  May 27 2007 11:07:42 am Vu Pham wrote:
>>> Being tired because of  staying up late many nights, I decided to have a
>>> non-computer day ( of course, except sending/receiving emails which is
>>> not really considered computer work any more ). So I stopped by a local
>>> garden to get an orange and apple trees ( my wife asked me to do this
>>> six months ago ) , then stopped by Home Depot to get some garden stuff
>>> and really had some hard work today. Hmm, I had not touched the shovel
>>> or the wheel barrel for many years. It took me more than an hour for the
>>> first hole for the orange but less than half an hour for the 2nd one. I
>>> guess I lost 5 lbs this morning for doing this, and lowered my
>>> cholesterol level to my knees :)
>> A good post-hole digger is your friend. I guess it's too late to mention that 
>> now! <chuckles> Ric
> 
> I thought trees needed big ans shallow, not small and deep.

 From treesaregood.com/treecare/tree_planting.aspx:

"Dig a shallow, broad planting hole. Make the hole wide, as much as 
three times the diameter of the root ball but only as deep as the root 
ball. It is important to make the hole wide because the roots on the 
newly establishing tree must push through surrounding soil in order to 
establish. On most planting sites in new developments, the existing 
soils have been compacted and are unsuitable for healthy root growth. 
Breaking up the soil in a large area around the tree provides the newly 
emerging roots room to expand into loose soil to hasten establishment."



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