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Putting the Garden to Bed (or Only Partly)

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinNovember 22, 2022

Much is being written and spoken about “leaving the leaves” to provide critical overwintering sites for pollinators in garden beds. We’re in favor of this, but with some caveats. Leaves blanketing driveways, walkways, and lawns DO need to be cleaned up, and the sooner the better. Plan to make use of these leaves elsewhere on site…

The Dormant Season Explained

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinNovember 22, 2022

As trees drop their leaves and nights grow cooler, what we call “dormant pruning season” begins. It’s so much easier to see the structure of a woody plant without leaves. As long as temperatures are above 20 degrees, we can prune fruit trees and any ornamental species now through April. Below that temperature point, branches are brittle and may…

Priscilla’s Garden To-Do List for June

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJune 15, 2022

Get out and enjoy all the bloom in your garden Finish editing any spreading perennials Keep up with weeding, especially weeds with seedheads Finish mulching beds, or ideally plant spreading groundcover or short perennials to reduce quantity of mulch needed Finish planting by month’s end when the hot weather begins Deadhead peony, iris, roses, and…

Bee on flower

Are you establishing pollinator habitat?

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinApril 12, 2022

If so, check out this handy guide offered by the Xerces Society. There is a wonderful drawing showing how to create a habitat for stem-nesting native bees by cutting perennial stalks to various heights in spring. Find the handout here: https://xerces.org/publications/fact-sheets/nesting-overwintering-habitat

Upcoming Virtual Lecture Series: Grow Native Massachusetts talks

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinFebruary 23, 2022

On March 16, a series of three monthly talks on native plants begins on Zoom Webinar. Sign up for one or more Evenings with Experts, sponsored by the nonprofit Grow Native Massachusetts. As always, this series is free and open to all. Talks from past years are also available on the group’s website, www.grownativemass.org

Fall Care of Blueberries

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy adminNovember 12, 2021

Fall color of blueberry bush We’ll be doing some important work this month for those of you with blueberries (lowbush and highbush) in the landscape. These plants fruit best in a soil that is acidic, yet require Calcium to produce well! A bit of a conundrum that we often solve by testing the soil and…

Getting Vulnerable Plants Ready for Winter

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy adminNovember 9, 2021

Deer Browse One item you may need to consider is winter deer protection. A few years ago we learned that in fall and winter, the enzymes in a deer’s stomach change so the animal can digest woody plants and evergreens in particular! With ever more deer per square mile in our region, deer fencing is…

Priscilla’s Garden To-Do List for November into December

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy adminNovember 4, 2021

Priscilla’s Garden To-Do List for November into December Clean up debris in the vegetable garden promptly to reduce hiding places for insect pests and diseases Cut back perennials that have no wildlife value (i.e. hostas, daylilies, Shasta daisy, catmint, lady’s mantle, etc), remembering to leave basal rosettes of foxgloves, heucheras, and hollyhocks to generate new…

Special Care for Roses in Fall and Winter

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinNovember 11, 2020

Many questions have come in about pruning roses in fall. I’m not in favor of this action, since we don’t know what kind of winter lies ahead. Canes are often damaged in severe weather, and a cut made now won’t fully heal. There is the potential for further damage. Long, floppy vegetative canes won’t bloom…

Leaf Shredding Service

Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinOctober 29, 2020

Reese has serviced our leaf shredder to make this annual chore go faster and to produce a small, evenly sized product. Shredded leaves are perfect for mulching garden beds that are planted closely, especially woodland gardens. Please contact Kimberly for an estimate, <kimberly@pumpkinbrookorganicgardening.com> as we’ll be rolling this service out soon!

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