Comments on: march garden chores http://awaytogarden.com/march-garden-chores Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/march-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-45477 Margaret Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:10:03 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=3178#comment-45477 Welcome, Heather. Some things will be very different, of course, but one thing you could start by doing is see if the later months of chores (referring back to last year's for say May-ish) are more in keeping with where your season is at. You can find links to <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/category/chores-by-month" rel="nofollow">all past months here.</a> If you email me at awaytogarden at gmail and tell me where in Zone 9 you are I might have another suggestion of good reference for your particular area. Welcome, Heather. Some things will be very different, of course, but one thing you could start by doing is see if the later months of chores (referring back to last year’s for say May-ish) are more in keeping with where your season is at. You can find links to all past months here. If you email me at awaytogarden at gmail and tell me where in Zone 9 you are I might have another suggestion of good reference for your particular area.

]]> By: Heather http://awaytogarden.com/march-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-45475 Heather Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:46:58 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=3178#comment-45475 I just found you as a result of reading your wonder article in "Parade". I am way down here in Zone 9. Any suggestions on how I can translate what you do to Zone 9 activities? Thanks so much. I just found you as a result of reading your wonder article in “Parade”. I am way down here in Zone 9. Any suggestions on how I can translate what you do to Zone 9 activities?

Thanks so much.

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/march-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-14804 Margaret Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:42:06 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=3178#comment-14804 Welcome, Pat. How far down depends on the grass, but pretty darn far. You don't want to go so far (especially in spring, if you waited that long) so that you damage the tips that are about to emerge. With my big Miscanthus, I bet we get them down below a foot high; with smaller species, even like 8 inches. I call bee balm a "confidence booster" plant -- it's something I grew when I was getting started and made me think I had a green thumb. But I dug it all out (and haven't had any in many years). It's a mint family member, hence its wandering underground ways. Keep at it if you want to have it -- plan to hack out tons each year. Welcome, Pat. How far down depends on the grass, but pretty darn far. You don’t want to go so far (especially in spring, if you waited that long) so that you damage the tips that are about to emerge. With my big Miscanthus, I bet we get them down below a foot high; with smaller species, even like 8 inches.

I call bee balm a “confidence booster” plant — it’s something I grew when I was getting started and made me think I had a green thumb. But I dug it all out (and haven’t had any in many years). It’s a mint family member, hence its wandering underground ways. Keep at it if you want to have it — plan to hack out tons each year.

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