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above: native
poppies and achillea front non-native blue salvia in a Sacramento
installation.
Tips for July 2009
Time to prepare your garden for Summer:
Soil
If you haven’t done this yet, dress your beds with compost, don’t mix it in, just let it naturally work its way into the
ground.
Irrigation
Some custom spot watering
may be necessary in the heat, see Green Tip at right.
Containers
Put saucers under your pots, and better that with wicks (see Green Tip
at right). Also, raise your saucers off wooden structures with pot
feet or hardware nuts to keep air flowing under your pots. This will
slow down rotting the wood.
Planting
Warmer weather veggies like tomatoes, peppers and squash can go outdoors and in the ground.
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a natural method
Urban Gardening.
Nature’s Rules.
a garden for everyone...
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News
more pictures from water wise garden on the
way
I'm taking more pics of smart gardens that look great without lots of water and chemicals.
Green
Tip for July, 2009
bag your liquid
lunch
Custom spot water: some plants need a little help with water, especially during
the summer. Instead of upping your whole irrigation usage for a few
plants, hand water the heavy drinkers until they become established or
replace them this Fall. The best way to spot water: get a large pot or other container with a crack or hole in it, line it with a trash
bag with a tiny hole pricked in it, fill it up and let it drip slowly
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