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Tenuse:
Dear all,

Imminently my fruit trees and bushes will be arriving (and only a quarter of their ground dug, eek!). I have planned the tree layout as follows:

              Plum                                Apple
     (marjorie's sdlg)          (unknown!)

              Plum                                    Apple
     (victoria)                      (Laxton's Sprb)

             Cherry                          Apple
        (morello)                    (james grieves)

        Cherry                            Apple
          (stella)                         (discovery)

I hope I will end up with a nice little orchard.

My question is, what should I do in between the trees? Should I buy some grass seed and grass it over, or should I put down carpets, or compost, or what??

All suggestions welcome...


Ten x

budgiebreeder:
I have grass in mine .You have to beaar in mind that it will be shady and it is wisse to leave a circle of soil round the actual trunk.

campanula:
i think you should have grass in an orchard too - you need to have something to lie on while you gaze up at your lush fruit crops

Tenuse:
will a ring of clear soil be enough to stop the grass competing with the trees for nutrients?

And how will I tell real grass and couch grass apart, we have a lot of couch!!

Ten x

gavin:
Hi Tenuse

Absolutely no suggestions - just very best wishes (and a greenish envious tinge!)

All best - Gavin

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