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Adding that to my repertoire of strategies. My garden battle may be futile no matter what I do. A maple tree wants my garden space. It keeps sending roots in, and branches to shade my raised beds. The maple tree is lovely and the jewel of my backyard, utterly necessary in July and August, but apparently there isn't a food crop in the world that likes maple roots tangling their way into their space.

[alnick]

You can find much more detail at the gardenweb.com forums, specifically the soil forum.