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Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

I am preparing two patches for next season. The new one measures 18ft x 36 ft, almost a perfect rectangle. Where would the best place for the stump pit be? This spot will have only one plant. Thanks.

10/18/2007 11:36:38 AM

Buffalo, New York

how big are these pits and what do people fill them with?

10/18/2007 11:39:48 AM

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A little Experiece talking here, Pits were the worst thing I could have done. I find if you treat your whole patch as the pit, your end result will be better.
The pit for me was a water collection area, and the roots couldn't get any oxygen, therefore it was a poor season.
with the size of your patch, I would plant one at each end and the one that makes it past centre first is the keeper, then pull out the slower one and the aggesive plant will fill the balance.
Eddy

10/18/2007 12:27:05 PM

Minnesota

I know someone who puts cow manure & compost, no soil. I see more people are using mycorrhiza. I also have been warned if you have a very clay bottom of your pit and you get a lot of rain, that pit turns into a container (holds the water) your roots get drowned.

10/18/2007 12:40:47 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

OK, forget the pits. This was more a question of placement than whether or not to have a stump pit. I'm trying to determine my best option for this space. For example, a christmas teee pattern, maybe planting the seed in the center on a slightly elevated mound. The whole patch will have more or less the same soil qualities. I simply want to maximize the potential of this space. Thanks.

10/18/2007 12:40:51 PM

Ontario

I grow in a patch with similiar measurements and so does Bryan Dueck. Number one we are in raised beds and we both plant about 8 feet in from the outer edge then train the first couple of secondaries backwards. Hope this helps

drew

10/18/2007 3:57:04 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Thanks Drew, that does help.

10/18/2007 4:09:52 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Plant two plants growing towards each other stumps about 3 feet from the edge of the patch, mid season you pull the less dominant one or decide to grow both in less space, the choice will be yours after observation.

10/18/2007 9:58:41 PM