Forest soil?

Here's a question I could probably go on for a while?... Maybe. And one thought somebody told me you can go to the forest move the Pineneedles and pinecones aside and dig up all the soil around the bottom of the trees. Said It would be really rich and loose soil?
But somebody else told me that acorns and Pineneedles give off poisonous stuff? That contaminates soil? Wtf nevere herd this? Anyways what you guys think about getting soil from the forest?

 

Don't think the Forestry commision would be too happy if you did that. Probably do you for theft.

Acorns contain tannic acid, pine needles are acid, but also contain a growth inhibitor, however, thats water soluble so its effects lessen as time goes on.

 

Naa wouldn't b theft I just gotta. Get my crawler out there so can get to my property

 

I have access to plenty of forest out here just wondering if it would be beneficiary to the garden. I've bought 6 yards now and it's getting a little pricy, so I'm tryin to find other sources

 

Poor quality soil, likely to very acidic.

Buy some good quality compost if you want to enrich your soil.

 

So are you saying you own the woodland JD? Even so, stripping the biomass just to improve the garden won't do the trees any favours

 

It'll be alright for rhododendrons and azaleas and camelias etc.

 

Best thing is to make your own leafmold, not only better for the forest, but nice & easy to do with good results

 

Anything you take from cultivated land would be considered "theft". Most woodlands are considered "cultivated" because they are managed.

Another thing to consider is, by transferring the soil, you will also, potentially, be transferring diseases with it.

I do appreciate the costs involved in gardening but I can't condone "theft" (which it is). In my area we have many historical woodland areas - rich pickings? Nah!

I make my own compost and leafmold and buy the difference.

To my (humble) mind, there is an integrity involved in gardening. You grow, you compost, you recycle, you progagate, you buy a bit; you don't take what you fancy from where you fancy without permission.

 

I've used the needles from my Swamp Cypress as a winter mulch and they worked really well.

 

Totally agree with Mum, I've been gardening for many many years and can't remember the last time I bought potting compost. Troll?

 

$45 a yard and um i need 12 more

 

So I gues I'm stealing from my own yard? Makes no sense to me. I own the property it's not theft