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    Drought tolerant ground cover

    I'm here. Love the path it took. That's how life is. I did purchase some filler plants to pop in around the area. Then will put bark or rock and low growing ground cover.
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    Drought tolerant ground cover

    I just measured, it is roughly 50x50. There are a half dozen raised beds, a patio, three trees and a garden bed.
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    Drought tolerant ground cover

    Thanks! I hadn't thought of gravel or rock (or bark) since I plan on using that area but with low growing, spreading plants it may work. I will have to go measure it and see what I can come up with.
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    Drought tolerant ground cover

    Hi all. I am trying to get my yard in order and have a large-ish area with dry, dusty dirt. My garden beds are back there, a patio and a small garden. I have put down stepping stones to get around but now I need a ground cover. I would like to try a seed given the amount of space, would like...
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    Short growing season

    A friend of mine works as a landscape designer, and she said the same thing. I didn't realize I should get a new one!!
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    Short growing season

    Thanks for all the help!! I can see how it could suck a person in! The inside of my house isn't even finished, the temps are still below 30 some mornings and I have already been planning what my garden should look like! I purchased some seeds the other day. I will work on that this weekend. I...
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    Short growing season

    Thanks!! I have never planted from seed. Well, I take that back, we tried two summers ago (in a different area) and they all got trampled by the fence builder! I would like to plant grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, beans, pickling cucumbers and squash. I planned on just starting with...
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    Short growing season

    Happy Tuesday!! I am not sure where I should post this so if it needs to go elsewhere, please let me know! I am in Zone 7a (according to a gardening book written by a -former- local Botanist, we are similar to Zone 5b, as well). I would like to start planning my garden (or part of it) but our...
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    What to do with weeds.....

    I was good with the Preen. There are ghosts of eggplant past.......... white carcasses with seeds. There are a few things that are starting to get leaves. I let one go just to see what comes up.
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    What to do with weeds.....

    Good to know!! I will have to go check the Preen............. Thanks for the advice about the plastic. I am all for that idea! Back to the garden I go..............
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    What to do with weeds.....

    With the sun shining yesterday (although, it is still supposed to be snowy here!) I decided to take to the garden beds. I turned over the first one, took out as many of the grassy clumps as I could, "sprinkled" in the Preen and turned it over again. Did another layer. I can get down into the...
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    Northern CA

    Also very jealous that you can get a shovel through your ground! Much better ground than we had!!! I doubt I will need to bring a bobcat in to dig holes! Thanks for telling me about this site!!! :celebrate
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    Northern CA

    I just dug around my beds for a minute. Wanted to see if I could get into the ground. I CAN!!! Such a difference coming from hardpan! Found a few markers, Eggplant, Jalapenos, Pumpkin, Lavender (well, that was not a marker but I have a big clump) and Lupita(?, I will have to check that one...
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    Northern CA

    Thanks for all the responses. I don't live near the water. I am actually in town. We do have a house at the Peninsula but there we just have some bulbs, and Burberry. Jumping right in, full on, would be the method to my madness. I have to remember I don't have a sprinkler system AT ALL, in any...
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    Northern CA

    No, up further. Up the mountain from Chico. Mt. Lassen is about 50 miles down the road. Small town, smaller than the student population at the high school my kids attended!
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