Savor the Season in Your Garden
Well, shiver my briskets but it is cold and soggy out there! Last week I planted and pruned, and this weekend I was going to fertilize my fruit trees except that Mother Nature clearly wants to keep me in my comfy armchair, reading! By the end of next week I will doubtless have a fine crop of weeds to deal with. However, weeding is one of my favorite garden tasks, so bring them on.
I may grumble about the rain, but thank goodness we have had so much this year. We still live in a very dry part of the world and climate change is already having a huge impact. The number of trees that have died in our state is overwhelming, and the over use of groundwater is making things worse in the main agricultural areas; so when you plant this Spring be waterwize, use mulch, and switch to drip irrigation.
My native garden is in its third year and there are only a few gaps to fill in, but I am leaving some open areas for our native bees to nest.
See you at Arbor Day on March 9th at Moulton Meadows Park from 3 to 5pm and the LBGC meeting on March 10.
– Janet