Winterizing the Garden With Readily Acquired Tips
Gardener shares harvest notes from a season heavy with snow peas, tomatoes, carrots, beets, turnips, broccoli and raspberries. Advice covers reducing watering, letting some seeds ripen, stopping fertilization by July, deep watering before freeze, and planting container plants in the ground for winter. Guidance on hardy perennials, Lamium, water features, pots, ponds, and winter storage for fish, water lilies, soil reuse, and evergreen protection. Readers invited to share experiences via email.