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Re: [SG] winterizing garden

In a message dated 9/14/1998 9:13:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
johnadney@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes:

<<
 Winterizing my garden? I'm still planting and creating a new perennial
 garden! >>
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I am in the same camp as John. I am redoing several beds for hostas and other
shade plants.
Our first frost date in Indianapolis is October 10 or thereabouts. But we dont
have a hard freeze here until December.(Usually.)
I find the Fall the best time to work in the garden---to create new beds and
such. Spring is often hectic around here.

As far as winterizing, I do keep a large stock of shredded oak leaves to
spread over the beds after the first hard freeze. I do not remove leaves that
fall into the beds.
I do periodically throughout the winter check to see if any plants that I have
planted in the fall have heaved.
Also,if you have a wren population on your property, do feed them in the
autumn and winter so they'll stay around and eat the slugs come spring.

Clyde Crockett z5  Indianapolis IN
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