Don't Want To Lose These!

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Green Girl

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• Nov 29, 2010 / Don't Want To Lose These!

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Last year we planted some ornamental grasses and young shrubs. It looks like when the ground froze, it pushed some of the plants out of the ground a bit and some of the roots are showing. What is the best way to deal with this?

 

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• Nov 29, 2010 / Don't Want To Lose These!

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You can sprinkle dirt sand mix over the roots to raise the ground level... Or dig them up and replant ...
I would just add dirt sand and compost ... :smile:KennyV

 

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• Nov 29, 2010 / Don't Want To Lose These!

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That's the result of "frost heave". When the soil goes from warm to very cold, the soil layer gets shifted around a bit sometimes. You don't want to leave those roots exposed!