Just because there’s now a nip in the air, doesn’t mean it has to be the end of your growing season! There are plenty of methods to extend your growing season into those brisk fall months before putting your garden to bed for the winter. Here are some we recommend: Cloth: Frost kills the more delicate herbs and vegetables (basil and tomatoes, for example), and can be inhibit the growth of the hardier ones (spinach, kale, and Swiss chard). Come late fall when nighttime temperatures can drop to below 32 degrees F, a way to take precaution is by using garden fabric over beds. They come in a variety of thicknesses and are easy to blanket directly over the plants. Can’t find agricultural cloth? N
Seaweed is every beachgoer's nightmare, but every gardener's dream. Many amateur gardeners aren’t aware of how valuable this kelpie-concoction is to their beds. So here is the rundown of why seaweed acts as such great mulch: Layered in a new bed along with soil, compost and composted animal manure, seaweed provides an abundance of beneficial trace minerals, hormones and carbohydrates that stimulate plant growth. When combined with soil, seaweed improves overall aeration in the bed as it breaks down, providing room for earthworms and beneficial nematodes to do their work. The sand that often is clinging to the seaweed lightens the soil, too. Used as a top-dressing or mulch, seaweed retains am
