Judith Adam
Eccentric soil renovation with pine cones, rocks
Cool days are here, and it’s time to address the more arduous tasks that we avoided in warmer months: soil renovation. My soil renovation strategy is to improve the drainage and oxygen content in the soil surrounding perennial plants.
Taking advantage of dormancy
In autumn, as soil temperature goes lower, this initiates the gradual process of dormancy. Over a period of six weeks, plants cease production.
Plant therapy needed after the heat and wind
The past summer’s intense high heat and forceful winds were challenging for plant health, causing leaf tissues to desiccate and raising soil temperature in the root zone. Make sure to give your plants appropriate plant therapy so they can spring back.
Why you should fertilize your lawn this fall
The first three weeks of October are prime times for feeding turfgrass, and an autumn feeding is the most important meal of the growing season. Cool air temperature in early October slows the growth of grass blades, allowing nutrients to strengthen roots for better winter survival.
A gardener’s best friend: Perfectly sized leaves
Here’s my leaf mulch drill: twice in autumn, I rake up big piles of fallen leaves and needles, and throw them into a lightweight plastic kiddy pool. I drag the pool around from area to area, distributing the leaf mulch.
