How to Prepare the Garden for Winter

Now that the weather is cooling down, it is time to prepare the garden for winter. Its both a time to garden clean up, but also preparing for your next crops.

Join us for this class. We will discuss:

• garden clean up
• winterizing your irrigation system
• strategies for putting the garden to bed: straw, tarping your garden and cover cropping
• late plantings: garlic, spinach and so on
• covering late plantings with frost protection blankes
• strategies for season extension
• winterizing your irrigation system

• Parking Information
     Park in the gravel parking lot next to the community garden and orchard. This is uphill from the community center
• Bus Line
     67 bus. Get off at William Penn HWY and Northern Pike. About a 15 minute walk down Northern Pike. CAUTION: there is not a sidewalk most of the way and slim sholder to walk on.
• Site Accessibility Information
     Uneven terrain, close to the parking area
• Restroom
     Across the parking lot and inside the community center. ~1500' walk from garden
• Drinking Water
     Water from the hose. Bring your own bottles

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