Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Oct 3, 2017 17:46:36 GMT -5
For all that do outdoor gardening, do you winterize?
I had an area in that back that I TRIED to grow flowers but that was a fail. I just put away my EB that I never used this season.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 18:08:59 GMT -5
I took down 1 box of peppers, but the roots are still in there.
Another is a flower EB and I totally cut down the perennial Astors , pulled out the Whopper Marigolds and put in some fall marigolds and a decorative Kale.
I still have a few more boxes going, and don;t pull out the roots and dump the water out of the bottom until November.
One ob I HATE doing when cleaning up the EB's is scooping out the old strips of fertilizer , searching for stray roots, and kneading the soil to prep for next Spring. One veteran EB-er said to do it in fall because I would regret it in the Spring when all I want to do is plant. I didn't. He was right. 
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Post by Shawn on Oct 3, 2017 18:36:57 GMT -5
I never thought to plant fall flowers in there  Mark just dumped the whole thing under the one tree where dirt is. |
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Oct 4, 2017 19:34:40 GMT -5
I planted late ripening tomatoes in mine (still very hot now in Los Angeles through October). But I waited too long and they're very leggy. We shall see. They might all be an expensive waste of replant kits.
Regarding the fertilizer strip I followed someone's EB forum advice and put my fert granules in panty hose legs (and tied them off), and they're so much easier to remove. I will never not use them again.
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Post by MaryL on Oct 4, 2017 19:36:22 GMT -5
I never thought to plant fall flowers in there Mark just dumped the whole thing under the one tree where dirt is. Your mix is good for 5 years, supposedly. Just need the replant process like Corinne described. |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 5, 2017 4:09:54 GMT -5
Well Mark already dumped it  So in the spring I will place new dirt in there and just need the the other stuff for the middle. |
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Post by MaryL on Oct 6, 2017 18:55:48 GMT -5
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Mark just dumped the whole thing under the one tree where dirt is.
So in the spring I will place new dirt in there and just need the the other stuff for the middle.