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It would depend on what the soil looks like where you are planting it. It certainly wouldn't hurt to amend the ground soil, but you may not need to take that step. Personally, I throw my sifted fines into my ground area and mix them in with a shovel.

As for pests, pretty much anything that attacks trees would be a potential pest for your ground growing trees. To repel slugs and snails, an aluminum pie pan filled 1/4" with beer should do the trick. Just check your ground trees frequently and treat as needed.

Hope this helps
Adam

9-Apr-2004	#2
Adam_MA bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Eastern MA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: Zone6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,158	It would depend on what the soil looks like where you are planting it. It certainly wouldn't hurt to amend the ground soil, but you may not need to take that step. Personally, I throw my sifted fines into my ground area and mix them in with a shovel. As for pests, pretty much anything that attacks trees would be a potential pest for your ground growing trees. To repel slugs and snails, an aluminum pie pan filled 1/4" with beer should do the trick. Just check your ground trees frequently and treat as needed. Hope this helps Adam