tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post6272459417737651127..comments2023-08-21T15:49:17.685-07:00Comments on In Lee's Garden Now: THE CLOSING SCENES . . .Lee Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-90629664289396533932012-11-13T03:51:06.100-08:002012-11-13T03:51:06.100-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-20155620926144924132012-11-13T00:11:52.239-08:002012-11-13T00:11:52.239-08:00Wow that was totally amazing garden..Wow that was totally amazing garden..Plant Nurseryhttp://www.quick-growing-trees.com/dew-berry/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-47389104674386658032012-11-02T10:05:56.194-07:002012-11-02T10:05:56.194-07:00Beds that I cleared earlier have been planted with...Beds that I cleared earlier have been planted with cover crops (oats, which winterkill here so there's no need to till in the spring), which you can see in the photos. Cover crops don't really grow after early October, so beds cleared after then just get a 1" layer of mostly weed-free compost (home made). The compost protects the surface from rain and temperature extremes, just as would any mulch, and I can just plant directly in it come spring. I thoroughly weed when I clear beds for cover crops or the compost mulch. Some nutrient leaching might occur but it's minimized because much of the nutrition is tied up in the organic matrix of the compost and isn't solubilized until spring's warmth activates microorganisms -- but then plants are growing and they use the available nutrients.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-6404925814921185762012-11-02T09:58:52.598-07:002012-11-02T09:58:52.598-07:00Do you leave the soil bare through the winter afte...Do you leave the soil bare through the winter after your fall garden clean up as I seem to gather from your post? I have read that it is never a good idea to leave soil uncovered -- more susepticle to leaching of soil and nutrients as well as an invitation to weeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-80462959726852539542012-11-01T13:10:20.161-07:002012-11-01T13:10:20.161-07:00That sounds like a good idea . . . if I come acros...That sounds like a good idea . . . if I come across some extension curtain rods. For now, I use bamboo, which I can grow and I like the way it looks.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-1066839484566675732012-11-01T08:00:16.730-07:002012-11-01T08:00:16.730-07:00A small extension curtain rod makes a good support...A small extension curtain rod makes a good support for tall plants. As the plants grow, the rod can be adjusted so that it is always the right height.plumbinghttp://www.bes.co.uknoreply@blogger.com