So i have made an observation about putting cardboard around newly planted trees. Last year we had a bunch of extra cardboard in the shed, and i had seen Billy Bond use cardboard around his trees at planting time, i think he said it was to keep the weeds from growing. I did this on 2 of my new trees, and i can see a difference in the amt of water they need, plus they just look more robust compared to the trees without cardboard. I simply spread the cardboard near the rootball, then threw some homemade compost on top. On the other trees, i left out the cardboard. Its only 2 trees so far, so cant say for sure, but i will do this for any tree i plant this fall, to see if it proves to be a good addition. In any case it cant hurt, and probably attracts more soil activity. Anyway, just an observation. #trees #permies #gardening #homesteading #cardboard