Tag: FALL
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The November Shift from Production to Putting to Bed and Planting
November tasks in the garden and landscape. Now that the frenzy of the summer harvest and fall planting is mostly done, we can shift into putting the garden to bed, new landscape projects, planting trees and perennials, and sowing wildflower seeds. Remember: 🍂Leaves are nature’s gift to the gardener. Rake these up and keep them…
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🍂Four Ways to Use the Bounty of Fall Leaves in Your Landscape
Four ways to use fall leaves to improve the health of your soil and local ecology.
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What to do in November
November tasks in the garden and landscape. Leaves are nature’s gift to the gardener. Rake these up and keep them on your property. I also accept leaves from my neighbor’s yards as well. It’s amazing how many leaves my landscape (and composters) consume in a year. It is also a great month to winterize your…
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🍂Fall Dreaming on a Summer Day🌞
First thing in the morning, pre-shower, pre-coffee, I dash (OK shuffle) outside to beat the heat. I have been harvesting summer crops, blackberries, strawberries, onions, beets, Makah ozette potatoes, carrots, as well as seeds. I have been removing played-out vegetables as well. What do I find myself with? Space! What ever shall I do? Fill…
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Front Yard Makeover — Native Plant Edition: 9 Steps to Planting a Tree
The focal point for our small front yard will be our Vine Maple (Acer circinatum). I wanted a small deciduous native tree; that way we get summer shade and winter light. Vine maples top out about 20 feet tall and about 15 feet wide. (Depending on what source you check.) They have pretty little red…
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Weekend Tip: Save the Leaves–and Your Neighbor’s too!
Four ways to use fall leaves to improve the health of your soil and local ecology.
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November is Here!
November Garden Calendar 🍂 🫖 It might seem like time to kick back by the fire and sip tea—it is—it so is, but it’s also the perfect time for landscape projects. The soil is soft and workable, and planting in the dormant season gives your new trees and shrubs time to set down roots, connect…
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Weekend Tip: Winterize Your Irrigation System
Now that the rain is here to stay, it’s time to power off and drain your system. Drip systems need to be turned off and drained for winter to prevent damage to the fittings. To do this, open all the valves and slip off the figure 8 end clamps and let the water drain, lifting where necessary…
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Weekend Tip: Cover Crop Time!
Hello Rain! Lovely to see you again. Now that you’re here, I’ll toss around some cover crop that you can get growing for me. Cover crops can feed your soil microbes sugars through their root systems, protect your soil from leaching and erosion, and provide nutrients in the spring when they are composted on the…
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Leaf Blowers
A startling-yet-not-new-study (2011) done by Edmunds InsideLine.com showed that gas blower (2 stroke and 4 stroke) emissions are incredibly dirty.
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Getting Ready for Winter
Wondering about some good ways to tuck your garden into bed for the winter? Check out my new soil health article Garden Winterization Techniques for best practices and tips.
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