To Do This Week
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Week of December 31st, 2011
- Collect leaves for your compost pile. Remember, turning it now and then helps it break down faster. But don't let your leaves leave your garden! If you don't want to compost, rake them into your beds and around your trees to naturally fertilize as they break down this winter.
- Plant wildflower seeds.
- Plant cilantro, parsley, arugula, oregano, thyme, chervil, chamomile, and dill.
- Plant trees, shrubs and roses.
- Continue planting lettuces, radishes, broccoli, and spinach. Plant strawberries.
- Get row cover or other protection ready.
- Mulch new transplants to protect their roots from freeze.
- If you're bringing plants indoors, drench with 1 tablespoon of orange oil to a gallon of water to kill off any insects you could be bringing indoors.
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