Clean-Up Task List

COMPOSTING:

• Turn the first pile into Bin 2: Layer older and newer materials so that Bin 2 can heat up. Be sure to build in even layers so the pile has strong structure.

• To prepare for Clean-Up, Karyl Weber sifted Bin 4 and turned Bin 3, and John Ventre turned Bin 2 into Bin 3. 

WEEDING/MULCHING: 
Weeds to target: Bindweed, Creeping Charlie, invasive clematis, dandelions, Star of Bethlehem, Virginia creeper, dandelions, etc. Unless noted, cut-up weeds go in compost--consult hand-out for info.

• Inside and outside front gate--be sure to hit the area west of the West Gate--which has been getting neglected. .

  • Dig out the oat grass!

• The Orchard (and behind the fig trees up the west fence garden): Ask Suzanne Schecter for direction.

• Flower &  Herb Garden: Weed perimeter and obvious weeds in beds: Ask Lisa Torrieri for directon.

• Rock garden south of the Composting Toilet (and under the cement bench).

  •  Note, sophora seedlings and pods are abundant here.

  • Remove English ivy around tree.

• Pollinator garden.

• New NW Garden: Ask Lauren Krohn for direction.

  • Add some compost if available.

• Grape Arbor

• Do not weed in the Shade Garden. 

Bindweed is taking over throughout the garden. Here's what works to kill it. 

• Consistent clipping. Snip or hoe the vines down to ground level every time they emerge (once a week). Forcing regrowth depletes the plant's energy reserves and it eventually dies.

• Smother with weed barrier fabric or cardboard that you wet after you put it down; top with several inches of dense mulch.

• Spray a mixture of undiluted white vinegar and a drop of dish soap directly on the foliage on a sunny day. 

• Never compost! Throw them in the trash

After weeding, mulch! Ask Lisa Rubens and Area Leads for direction.

PRUNING / TRIMMING 

• West Gate/Front Garden/Street: 

  • Cut down the Redbud Tree starts along the front fence.

  • Cut suckers on street trees.

CITY HARVEST: Ask Janice Chorba and Ed Mitinger for direction.

HOUSEKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE

• Spread remaining wood chips.

• Composting Toilet: Sweep, clean surfaces, check supplies.

• New NW Garden: Finish staining lattice fence and erect (if it dries!): Ask Lauren Krohn for direction..

• Outside West Gate: Attach Little Seed library sign.

• Bird Baths: Refill water in all six (and anytime you see them empty).

• Shed: Straighten out, check supplies (contractor and garden waste bags, etc.), sweep.

• Grape Arbor: Sweep!

• Patio: Sweep at the end of the clean-up!