BDN interviews Garland about how to save gardens when life gets hectic
The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “How to keep your garden from falling to weeds when life gets busy.” Sometimes people take a break from their gardens when their life gets hectic, according to the article. “Ungardening comes up for so many reasons,” Garland said. “Eventually, people do want to get back to it. And if you can know your soil is OK and is not going to be overrun with weeds, it’s better.” Garland mentioned several steps to take to protect garden soil when life gets busy, including mulching, solarizing, strategically planting cover crops and mowing along the margins of the garden. “You can keep the space,” Garland said. “Your garden can still be really productive, even while it’s resting.”