. Agri-news. Agriculture. SEP 16 199/ GO GO GO GO GO GOG* September 15,1997 Fa// yard care The sound of the geese and the change in the leaf color are a sure sign that fall is here again Spending time in yard now will pav off next year Once frost has killed the annuals in the flower beds, they can be ; says Shelley BarkJey. with Alberta .Agriculture. Food and Rural Development "Leaving some plants, such as alyssum. protects fallen seeds that will provide color next ; The vegetable garden can also be cleaned up The material from both the flower beds and the garden can
. Agri-news. Agriculture. SEP 16 199/ GO GO GO GO GO GOG* September 15,1997 Fa// yard care The sound of the geese and the change in the leaf color are a sure sign that fall is here again Spending time in yard now will pav off next year Once frost has killed the annuals in the flower beds, they can be ; says Shelley BarkJey. with Alberta .Agriculture. Food and Rural Development "Leaving some plants, such as alyssum. protects fallen seeds that will provide color next ; The vegetable garden can also be cleaned up The material from both the flower beds and the garden can be composted, as long as it is disease free Come late fall, give the annual flower beds and the garden a good turning over by digging a full spade depth of soil and leave the lumps. The frost action will break down the lumps over the winter, exposing some of the overwintering insects to the elements and improving soil texture Fall is also a good time to add organic matter, animal or mushroom manure or peat moss This organic matter will sit over the winter and get worked into the soil during the spring soil preparation. "In the perennial border, the tops of most of the perennials can be cut off or left standing with the exception of peonies, ins and lilies where the tops have to be cut back," says BarkJey. "Removing the tops helps to prevent overwintering of disease and insects Leaving this material can help hold a snow cover during the winter as well as being attractive New lv planicd benefit from a mukh of clean material such as straw or a mixture of dry grass and leaves Stake to mark the plants that need to be moved and divided early in the spring The strawberry patch should be mulched when the temperature drops to -7 C and stays there for three or four nights Water the plants well, then mulch with oat straw or grass and leaf mixture Watering lightlv after applvmg the mulch will help hold it in place A mulch layer of five centimeters deep after set
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