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Levi
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I like it.
What about radial trenching and Root collar excavation and pruning?
I've done 6 rcx/sgr pruning this week.
Looking forward to an air Spade. Manual and hydraulic (water) excavation is slow.
I like the low-risk, ground level aspect of all of these phc treatments.
I think surface decomposition (mini pick mattock??) before converting to mulch beds is something to considered.
On suggestion of JD3000, I scalped the grass to dirt level with a string trimmer at my house recently, then buried with mulch. Minimal resprouting of grass. I was going to repurpose paper grocery bags as biodegradable smothering ' fabric', but didn't get to it. Brown cardboard is another favorite.
BTW, saturate the ground before mulching, then saturate the mulch.
Good tips, thanks Sean. We have an airspade but still do 90% of our rcx with hand tools as we need do not own a compressor. Are you concerned about doing rcx in the heat of the summer? Luckily it's incredibly difficult to grow grass here the first place so no worries about re sprouting.