Not planting a fall garden this year....preparing for spring instead
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Spring to Fall garden rotation necessary?
Comments (3)Agree with Dave. My growing season goes from April thru October, so I have time for two summer crops per year, plus one crop through the winter. I assign each of my raised beds one crop family per year (beans, cucs, tomatoes, etc) and then plant two crops from the same family in it. The following spring I rotate. I rotate my winter crops on a yearly basis too. They go into the summer beds at the end of the season, but I rotate them (brassicas, roots, etc.) from year to year as well. I have had these raised beds for four years. So far, so good....See MoreButterfly gardens are year-round--fall/spring clean up
Comments (1)I hadn't really thought of all the uses beneficial insects have for the garden during the colder months. Thanks for the enlightenment! Another good book that has been in my library for decades is " The Living Garden: the 400-year history of an English Garden". In one chapter they discuss the actual amounts of organisms per unit of soil. I found it fascinating and informative....See Moremove plants in spring or fall?
Comments (3)I would say, move when the plants are dormant so it causes the least root disturbance. Also for established bushes and shrubs, takes a good sized root ball. With plants that you intend to transplant now, water well a few hours before you dig them out. Do not fertilize until next season. For your rose, I would suggest that you remove the buds - the plant is exerting energy to produce that bloom, so if the plan is to transplant in the fall, you might want to conserve that energy. I've transplanted mine in the fall/ butterfly bush - wait till fully dormant and transplant. monarda - same. irisis - even now you can transplant these. Take a pair of scissors and cut the leaves off by half. Also you can create new plants out of one large corm. coreopsis - I've transplanted mine in the fall. No problem there. butterfly weed(with seed pods) - I believe they do produce deep roots and so take a good sized root ball when transplanting. I normally prune my plant to about a foot off the ground during spring. So perhaps it's a good time when transplanting to prune the plant. salvias - even now you can transplant these. I've done this early in the fall. gaura - I've not had any experience with it but I suppose it's the same as the salvias and the coreopsis. -------------------- However if the only problem is because the present bed requires good soil mixing, I would suggest digging holes besides the plants and mixing in good quality compost....See Morespring or fall plant swaps?
Comments (5)Yes, we're definitely doing both. We usually get quite a few perennials and vines at both. Occasionally at the spring event, someone will bring in tomato transplants they started from seed. I think I'll start some veggie garden seedlings this year for the spring swap. The spring swap is at our monthly garden club meeting and the public is invited as always, but the fall event is to be held at an outdoor festival - a new event for us, so I'm really hoping for a good turnout then. Since the community garden will be up and running, next spring (2011) we can hold our swap up there instead of our regular meeting space. There is definitely opportunity for plenty of plants either way....See Moreprairiemoon2 z6b MA
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