To Do This Week

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Week of March 23rd, 2013

• Drink coffee? Check out the Ground to Ground initiative that connects area coffee shops with gardeners who want coffee grounds and food waste and are willing to make a commitment to regular pick-ups. For more info on this great partnership, visit the Compost Coalition.
• Start a compost pile!
• Prune trees.
• Prune woody shrubs that are dormant. Avoid pruning evergreen shrubs like cenizo for a few more weeks.
• Plant trees, shrubs, and roses.
• Clean up old leaves around fruit trees and vegetable gardens.
• Plant bare root fruit trees, berries, grapes and roses.
• Plant asparagus crowns. Prune back growth if it hasn’t frozen back.
• Get seedling potatoes

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