Since returning from England in 2023, I decided to stop reading the news every morning with my coffee and started reading my gardening books as my morning ritual. I have not read most of my gardening books from cover to cover. But since I changed my habit, I have finished over a dozen or more. So I am starting a new series about my book collection.
First up a book I have had since my City College Horticultural days. It is a simple premise that doesn't require a full book to understand although there are good ideas throughout, mostly for vegetable gardening. Mulch your soil with hay and over a course of three years, you will see a dramatic improvement in your soil. I am one that believes that I am really tending to the soil and the plants are on a separate level.
Over the last few years, I have created a system much like The Stout System but geared more for a flower garden in an urban environment. My system is simple too. Leave all green waste in place to nourish the next season of plants. In practice, I simple cut of all my perennials greens and mulch the soil usually right around the perennial it came from. In the case of annuals, I chop up the entire dried plant: roots, stems and seeds, and mulch the area I want them to self-sow.
Above in September, I just finished "cleaning" up the dead annuals. All golden straw, chopped up and left in place. This protects the soil from the sun, keeps the soil moist and provides a perfect strata for seeds to germinate. Creating next year's annual crop with no work or other expenses.
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