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Roller · 14th February 2007, 09:20 AM

With a root feeding needle such as the one I bought recently ,it will most certainly create good 2''-12'' deep holes 1'' in diameter,several hundred holes like that have got to be good for a compacted tree.

But the best treatment ,for a compacted tree is a vertical mulch,nice deep holes filled with a mix of wood chip and compost,then a drench of compost tea or fert of the right kind..

Don't forget Ekka its not uncommon for trees up here to have lush extremely thick grass growing underneath the compacted tree,if you simply drenched these trees as you know you'd simply be feeding the grass,so imo shallow root feeding is best..

14th February 2007, 09:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
Roller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 223	With a root feeding needle such as the one I bought recently ,it will most certainly create good 2''-12'' deep holes 1'' in diameter,several hundred holes like that have got to be good for a compacted tree. But the best treatment ,for a compacted tree is a vertical mulch,nice deep holes filled with a mix of wood chip and compost,then a drench of compost tea or fert of the right kind.. Don't forget Ekka its not uncommon for trees up here to have lush extremely thick grass growing underneath the compacted tree,if you simply drenched these trees as you know you'd simply be feeding the grass,so imo shallow root feeding is best.. Last edited by Roller : 14th February 2007 at 09:51 AM.