Posts Tagged: mulch
Winter is Coming in the Garden
Signs of autumn are all around us. . .we've had some rain, trees are showing off their fall colors...
Find Some Dirt!
Does growing a vegetable garden sound like something you'd like to do, but you don't feel equipped?...
Rainfall On Your Property.
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Rainfall totals over the past...
Rain. (carbonbrief.org)
Water accumulating in garden. (ahs.com)
Rainwater run off. (epa.gov)
Keep the rain that falls in your garden in a rain garden. Contour the ground, create swales. (kitsapcd.org)
Sheet mulching with cardboard. (onegreenplanet.org)
Water drainage by soil type. Know what kind of soil YOU have. (dripdepot.blogspot.com)
Plant broccoli, cauliflower, kale, more for spring harvest. (slideshare.net)
Know your soil drainage before planting bare root plants. (diynetwork.com)
Sheet Composting by Layering.
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Fall and winter are great times to do sheet...
Sheet composting layers. (kcet.org)jpg
Gather cardboard. (facilities.ew.edu)
Newspaper works, too, LOTS of it. (pexels.com)
Got leaves--Use them! (gardeningknowhow.com)
Straw works, too. (homeguides.sfgate.com)
Compost is a great layer. (growinggreen.com)
Be sure to overlap cardboard edges. (priddyvegplot.co.uk)
Worms--a sure sign of healthy soil. (images.frompo.com)
Leave the Leaves
The Autumn Equinox signals a time of change in the seasons. The weather becomes cooler, the days...