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    Stones

    The question is ' Do stones multiply' Everytime I dig I take out stones, then I go to the shed to make a cup of what cheers, return to my dig and there are more stones on the surface. I am sure the stones as well as weeds grow when it rains, because the surface I have finely tilled has stones on it when there weren't any before. Am I paranoid or am I stoned.
    You are never too old to learn
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  • #2
    Well.. hopefully not stoned bootie

    Nope mine seem to multiply in my garden. Well, actually broken bits of plate seem to mulitply the most. I wish I'd kept all the bits now, I expect I could make a lovely collage
    Shortie

    "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

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    • #3
      I wouldn't take them all out Bootie for the following reasons
      1. The soil under a stone is always moist
      2. They help wth drainage
      3. I'm an idle git
      ntg
      Never be afraid to try something new.
      Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
      A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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      • #4
        Stones will eventually work their way to the surface - don't ask me how they do it, they just do ! Just keep raking them off - you will win eventually!
        Rat

        British by birth
        Scottish by the Grace of God

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        • #5
          Originally posted by nick the grief View Post
          I wouldn't take them all out Bootie for the following reasons
          1. The soil under a stone is always moist
          2. They help wth drainage
          3. I'm an idle git
          Thanks nick!
          The first reason 'not on my site I am in the South west and rain is not a lot'
          The second its only the 'biggish ones' ones im getting out
          The third reason I never knew that!
          You are never too old to learn

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          • #6
            why do you think he grows one foot at a time then???
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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            • #7
              Hello Bootie, yes stones do work their way to the surface and on that kind of ground I don't think you ever get to the end of them. On the other hand, they don't do any harm and are probably beneficial. A previous garden I had was very stoney but it was very fertile. I think you'll just have to learn to love your stones.

              From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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              • #8
                i have the same problem with broken glass, this year we have been to the tip 3 times with a pick up full (and i mean full!!!) of bags and boxs of broken glass and it still keeps coming!
                Yo an' Bob
                Walk lightly on the earth
                take only what you need
                give all you can
                and your produce will be bountifull

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                • #9
                  At least I am saving money the stones are being recycled onto my paths and I won't sink down into the winter mud so fast!
                  You are never too old to learn

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                  • #10
                    The upside of stones are:-they hold the heat.

                    And when your back stops aching,
                    And your hands begin to harden.
                    You will find yourself a partner,
                    In the glory of the garden.

                    Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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                    • #11
                      They are often put around the base of vines on the continent, I think to reflect light onto the grapes and hold the heat.
                      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                      Location....Normandy France

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                      • #12
                        can i swap your stones for my glass?, are you sure?
                        Yo an' Bob
                        Walk lightly on the earth
                        take only what you need
                        give all you can
                        and your produce will be bountifull

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