Putting the garden to sleep for winter is a seemingly never-ending task. Each bed needs to be renewed and mulched. The first step is pulling out all the old plants and weeds and taking down the structures that were built to support the plants. Anything that will be re-used has to be disinfected and stored. Anything that is being thrown away needs to be disposed of in such a manner as not to spread pests or disease.
The greenhouse needs to be prepared for starting the bedding plants too. That job is almost complete. 2 new 4’ shop lights were purchased to start a new shelf. 4-flat bottom heaters were not available locally so they had to be ordered. The old pads and shelves have been sanitized with chlorine bleach as have the containers and flats.
The old plants from the garden have been disposed of. The ties have been saved but not sanitized. The bamboo poles need to be sorted and cleaned and the ones that are no longer good will go on the street. The weeds will be the next project. There are not many because of the heavy mulch. The beds will then be reworked and the two rows that are not in raised beds will be tilled and re-mulched.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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