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<blockquote data-quote="gst" data-source="post: 161676" data-attributes="member: 373">Junipers and russian olives and the like will grow if you eat the seeds and take a shit somewheres. Other trees simply will not do well at all when planted in sod. On a given year with just the right conditions you may have success but over all the effort in spraying BEFORE you mow, then mowing and then tilling several times will yeild the best results. Ground prep should have been done the year prior. Over many years we have found efforts in good ground prep makes ALL the difference. Fabric is a good way to go but you will have to remember to cut holes larger as trees grow. Around our yard, we actually let the weeds grow in between rows (fabric on trees) then spray them with round up (covered sprayer to reduce drift) when they are taller. Makes for good habitat for birds and helps catch snow to cover trees to protect from deer in the winter. But we have several hundred deer around each winter to contend with. We have a VERY hard time keeping trees like ash or cottonwoods from being eaten to the ground by the deer. Will be trying tubes on the next batch but have kind of given up on those varieties.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gst, post: 161676, member: 373"] Junipers and russian olives and the like will grow if you eat the seeds and take a shit somewheres. Other trees simply will not do well at all when planted in sod. On a given year with just the right conditions you may have success but over all the effort in spraying BEFORE you mow, then mowing and then tilling several times will yeild the best results. Ground prep should have been done the year prior. Over many years we have found efforts in good ground prep makes ALL the difference. Fabric is a good way to go but you will have to remember to cut holes larger as trees grow. Around our yard, we actually let the weeds grow in between rows (fabric on trees) then spray them with round up (covered sprayer to reduce drift) when they are taller. Makes for good habitat for birds and helps catch snow to cover trees to protect from deer in the winter. But we have several hundred deer around each winter to contend with. We have a VERY hard time keeping trees like ash or cottonwoods from being eaten to the ground by the deer. Will be trying tubes on the next batch but have kind of given up on those varieties. [/QUOTE]

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