Take time to create a simple bird’s-eye view of how water flows on your landscape. This will help you identify where to install a ...
Read More about Step 1: Observe and Map Your Site
Walk through your yard and identify potential locations. Note any strong slopes or low spots. It is helpful to watch water...
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To ensure that the site you have selected will work for a rain garden, perform an infiltration test. Spring is a great time for this...
Read More about Step 3: Assess Your Soil
With your location decided and design constraints considered, you can begin sizing your rain garden. Generally, rain gardens are siz...
Read More about Step 4: Determine the Size and Depth of the Rain Garden
Defining Rain Garden Boundaries
The first step is to outline (with string or spray paint) the parameter of your rain garden. This...
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Plants play an important role in rain garden function:
Provide wildlife habitat and seasonal aesthetic appeal § Take up nutrie...
Read More about Step 6: Choose the Right Time, Right Plant, Right Place
Routine Weeding, Pruning, and Mulching
Sediment and debris removal. Periodically, remove sediment and other debris that build up in...
Read More about Step 7: Maintain Your Rain Garden
Meat sanitation practices reduce spoilage and provide a longer product shelf life. Learn processes to prevent contamination an...
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High tunnel production can supply strawberries over an extended period and therefore offers great opportunity for increased income.
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Damage to your property may be caused by moles or voles. Knowing the difference between the two animals is essential to controlling ...
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Rhizoma peanut is a perennial legume with high forage yield and quality that can be planted in monoculture or in mixture with grasse...
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As more center pivot irrigation systems are used in the southeast, farmers and consultants must be able to identify their most commo...
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