How to keep your garden healthy.
1. As we gear up for the growing season, it is essential to apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch throughout the garden in order to minimize frequency of watering.
There are ten locations throughout the city of Los Angeles where city residents can pick up free, fully composted mulch. Find these locations at. A small pickup truck holds 1-1.5 cubic yards of mulch and a large pick up holds 2-3 cubic yards. One cubic yard will cover 150 square feet with a 2-inch layer of mulch or 100 square feet with a 3-inch layer. For free wood chip mulch delivered to your door, visit.
2. Plant summer blooming bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes, including dahlia, gladiolus, canna, nerine lily, stargazer lily, calla lily, daylily, freesia, tuberous begonia, caladium, and elephant ears .3. Plant seeds of spring and summer vegetable crops: tomato, eggplant, bell and chili pepper, squash, and melon.
It is easiest to germinate these seeds in small containers and then, once they are well-rooted, transplant them into the garden. Use dixie cups, styrofoam cups, or recycled yogurt cups for this purpose, as long as you poke drainage holes in the bottom. Plant two or three seeds per cup and keep the strongest seedling.
Please send questions, comments, and photos to joshua@perfectplants.com. Access photos of blooming plants on Instagram via thesmartergardener1.
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