Autumn is a beautiful
time in Nova Scotia ,
especially
for gardeners. Cooler temperatures allow us to do some jobs that
escape
us through the hot summer. September is usually very warm and remnants
of many blooms persist for several weeks. Frost may actually not occur
until early-mid October.
One job that usually gets done on
quite a scale is
edging of all the garden beds. A fall top-dressing with our composted
horse
manure usually follows. Naturally there are some leaves to rake, bulbs
to plant, seeds to collect, wine to start....the list goes on.
A
sharp spade and manual digging is the approach to getting most of the
edging
done. Weeds usually get dispatched during this operation also. Things
have
a satisfying look after all of this effort.
Another rather
pleasant event
that occurs in the fall is the arrival of new horse manure supplies....
we get two-three truckloads of this "blackgold" each year. It is a
continuing garden chore to incorporate this humusy material into the
soil and to use it as a top-dressing/mulch.
Many
wagon loads get
distributed through out the garden at all times of the year
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