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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Cutting the roots isn't going to help.  The juglone leaches and can be found 
15-20 feet past the root line and why they recommend that you don't plant 
within 50-100' of a black walnut.

It takes years to clean up the soil.  You'll need to lime it, add activated 
charcoal, till and add in tons of compost.

In the meantime, corn, squash, beans, carrols and melons, as a general rule, 
aren't terribly bothered by it.

I'm seeing some beautiful black walnut going into woodworking projects in 
your future <g>

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>


> No wonder I have had such a tough time getting apples down there at
> the end of the garden. Just planted three replacements. Rats. Please
> ask your husband how the roots might be stopped. I can dig a bodacious
> trench that would slice off all walnut roots between the big black
> walnut and the trees and garden down there. But then how to stop them
> from extending once again? And, does anyone know how long the juglone
> in the roots remains potent?
>
> This is a very large tree. If necessary, I see walnut boards curing
> for future furniture projects. I love big trees but I love my garden
> more.