Fall Gardening in the Northern States
Ron, of Ron’s Rustic Birdhouses is back to give Northern gardeners some great tips for fall!
We never like fall gardening as much as spring gardening because it doesn’t seem to hold as much promise as the spring does.
However, fall gardening is just as important. Putting the plants and other gardening accoutrement can mean a very successful spring next year!
Doing a Little Houskeeping Outside
A little clean up now can prevent a lot of weed and disease problems in the future.
Do a little recon on your garden now and remove all the weeds, seed heads from those weeds, like burs, and diseased plant materials. Do not compost any of this. If you need to remove it from your property entirely, check with the local authorities to see what you can do with it. Some compost site will accept it, if they know what it is and it is separated from leaves, etc.
Clean up leaves from your yard on a weekly basis so that it doesn’t become a huge chore. And, rake those into bags if you don’t compost them all. If you do this one simple tip, your lawn should look a lot better in the spring.
More tips tomorrow.
Best, Ron
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