Step 1 - Draing and Winterize Water Systems Now is the perfect time to winterize your irrigation setup. Drain hoses, hose bibs, and any containers holding water to prevent freezing damage. Clean and sanitize your pots so they’re ready for spring planting. These steps will help avoid costly repairs...
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Fall Gardening Tasks
Fall Garden Checklist Some tasks that I do in my garden at this time of year are: Prepare the vegetable garden soil for the future garden. I remove any dead or diseased material. (FYI: don’t throw your diseased trimmings into your compost pile, some diseases can overwinter in plant material and re...
Winter Garden Reflections
Garden Practices I often contemplate my garden practices: Are they healthy for the environment, am I being conservative or wasteful? Should I expand the vegetable garden, or do I have enough? This really is the time to journal my thoughts on the subject of gardening and to review the photos I have...
February Garden Checklist
Trees and Shrubs Prune any dead or damaged branches that may fall or cause further injury to the plants. For safety, call in an arborist for help with large trees. Likewise, avoid pruning near electrical or utility wires. Contact your municipality or utility to handle those situations. Inspect your...
March Garden Checklist
Survey Your Yard and Garden Check trees and shrubs for dead or damaged branches, and prune those out. For safety, call in an arborist for help with large trees. Likewise, avoid pruning near electrical or utility wires. Contact your municipality or utility to handle those situations. Survey your lawn...
September Garden Checklist
In the Garden Remember to check out the Orleans Community Seed Share, the seed library based at the Orleans County CCE offices in Albion. Speaking of seeds, now is the time to start saving seeds from your favorite edible and ornamental plants. Join us Sept. 20 for Seed Collecting, Part 2 — Wet...
August Garden Checklist
In the Garden Remember to check out the Orleans Community Seed Share, the seed library based at the Orleans County CCE offices in Albion. Speaking of seeds, now is the time to start saving seeds from your favorite edible and ornamental plants. Join us Aug. 16 for Seed Collecting, Part 1 — Dry...