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re: Grass/ground cover suggestion for yard with huge Oak trees...
Posted on 11/24/20 at 6:39 pm to notsince98
Posted on 11/24/20 at 6:39 pm to notsince98
LSU Ag Center says less soil than you do... I trust them more than the blogger site you referenced. I’ve seen huge 40+yr old live oaks killed by bringing in too much topsoil. As a matter of fact, down the road from me the SWLA Veterans home killed several of theirs between the home and the interstate when they moved a bunch of dirt in.
OP, you can add more but never do more than 2” per year so it can acclimate.
LINK
OP, you can add more but never do more than 2” per year so it can acclimate.
LINK
This post was edited on 11/24/20 at 6:56 pm
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Posted on 11/25/20 at 8:13 am to DomincDecoco
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i had heard NEVER to cover an existing oaks roots, especially live oaks
It really depends on the variety of oak in question. There are many types of oaks. I have had no issues with red and white oaks in the midwest but I have never buried them with mulch and I kept the topsoil added to around 6-8" above roots as the final depth. The oaks didn't have many roots near the top anyway and the few that were, were not protruding above the soil.
I would highly recommend people read the actual university studies before dismissing it.
Posted on 11/25/20 at 8:14 am to Stexas
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LSU Ag Center says less soil than you do... I trust them more than the blogger site you referenced. I’ve seen huge 40+yr old live oaks killed by bringing in too much topsoil. As a matter of fact, down the road from me the SWLA Veterans home killed several of theirs between the home and the interstate when they moved a bunch of dirt in.
OP, you can add more but never do more than 2” per year so it can acclimate.
Less is fine depending on the grass.
LINK
The bottom of the blog listed 4 different universities as the reference. It wasn't just a blogger's "opinion."
Where I am many people grow TTTF which has very deep shooting roots. Warm season grasses might have more shallow roots needing less soil.
Where I am 6-8" is great for TTTF. 4-6" is great for KBG.
This post was edited on 11/25/20 at 8:16 am
Posted on 11/25/20 at 1:46 pm to notsince98
I had good luck pruning limbs up to 12’ and seeding tall fescue.
They have shade varieties that look pretty good while doing well with filtered and somewhat indirect light, but they still need sun to do well.
If you can’t get some sun consistently onto the turf I’d go another direction.
They have shade varieties that look pretty good while doing well with filtered and somewhat indirect light, but they still need sun to do well.
If you can’t get some sun consistently onto the turf I’d go another direction.
Posted on 11/25/20 at 5:28 pm to notsince98
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Where I am
I made an assumption about the OP being in Southern Louisiana. I guess I was narrow minded by only considering from my perspective.
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