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Sat, Mar 3, 12 at 12:58
| I have a problem I just don't understand. It was probably my fault but here goes. I composted leaf mold for several years. It was pretty good but rooty (okay I forgot about roots). So, I sift through the soil as I added it to my raised bed. well, now I have more roots. How does this happen? My impression was that the roots would probably decompose as they weren't attached to a living thing. Or is it just possible I just didn't get them all.
How do I get rid of these or should I replace the soil. My first thought is gypsum. This soil does have some quack grass but the roots I see aren't really like the quack grass. Very confused. J |
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| Compost made of leaves shouldn't contain roots. Do you by chance have a surface rooted tree nearby that is taking advantage of the amended soil, probably additional water? Maples come to mind first, but others too - alders, elms, honeylocusts, poplars.... |
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| There is definitely a maple. I put down blocker -- not enough I guess. |
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