raingarden maintenance tips to keep your raingarden looking spectacular!
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Raingarden MaintenanceTips to keep your raingarden looking spectacular!
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Raingarden MaintenanceCut Back Winter StandPlants left for winter interest can be cut back within a few inches of the ground anytime in the spring
Early Spring
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Remove Sediment and LitterTrash and dirt that has collected at the inlet can be removed and disposed
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Weed the Edging Great time to dig out cool season grasses along the edging and replace with 3” of fresh mulch
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MulchingApplying a thin coat of shredded hardwood mulch is easiest in early spring before the plants emerge.
Early SpringRaingarden Maintenance
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Dividing Plants• Plants that have
grown 2-3 times their size in 3 years
• Plants outgrowing their space
• “Doughnut” plants
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Spring
Dividing • Typically when
plants are actively growing with some leaf growth
• Dig and remove entire plant
• Split by pulling apart by hand or with potato forks
• Replant, relocate, or share divided plants
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Spring
DeersBad Bambi!
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Spring
DeersOptions to put deer on diets
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Plant StakingStakes help tall plants resist falling over
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Plant StakingStakes help tall plants resist falling over
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WeedingGreat time to pull or spray and re-mulch areas that are becoming over run with weeds.
Early Summer
Spraying Photo
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Group ExercisesRaingarden MaintenanceWeedbusters!Split into groups of 4-5 people
Each group will be given a set of cards with plant photos on the front. Do not turn the cards over yet!
Separate the weeds from the good plants.
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Early Summer
Plant ReplacementReplant areas where plants are not robust.
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Early Summer
WateringYoung raingarden plants need about 1” of water per week
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WeedingGreat time to pull or spray and re-mulch areas that are becoming over run with weeds.
Late SummerRaingarden Maintenance
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DividingIris, lilies, peonies
• Mark plants that need to be divided for easy identification in the spring
Late Summer/FallRaingarden Maintenance
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Flower Bouquets• Can use fresh or
dried flowers
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Seed CollectionGreat source of new plants next spring!
FallRaingarden Maintenance
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Fall
Leave Some Standing Creates seasonal interest and provides habitat and a food source
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Watering
• Water into the fall to keep adequate soil moisture
• During dry periods, keep plants watered (especially trees and shrubs) until ground freezes
FallRaingarden Maintenance
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Rabbit ProtectionBad bunny!
WinterRaingarden Maintenance
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Rabbit ProtectionOptions for protecting plants from bad bunnies.
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Pruning• Maintain size and
shape of a tree or shrub
• To encourage new growth
• Remove dead, broken, or diseased branches
• Produce larger fruits or flowers
• Remove suckers or spindly growth
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Pruning Technique• Typically when the
plant is dormant• Use hand pruner or
loppers• Make a clean angle
cut just above a bud
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Group Exercises!Raingarden MaintenanceRaingarden Fix-itSplit into groups of 4-5 people
Each group will be given a set of cards. There are 10 problem cards and 10 fix cards.
Match the problem with the best fix.
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Raingarden MaintenanceUse Local Knowledge• Blue Thumb Experts• Master Gardener
Plant Clinics • University of
Minnesota Extension• Local nurseries
Resources
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Raingarden MaintenancePublications
• Maintenance Guide• Plant Identification
Field Guides (Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District)
Resources
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