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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. It sounds like a really nice yard.

Reply to LaydeeBug (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 09:47 PM

Dec 2016

You might have to take out some of the trees (mulberries grow like crazy so you don't have to worry about losing them - I have mulberries and they are almost like weeds). Here is a link to the Master Gardeners for MD: https://extension.umd.edu/mg/program/master-gardener-assistance

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Does anyone have advice on how to plan a back yard into a garden? [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2016 OP

First, do a light map. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

I am in the Old Line State of Maryland... LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #2

It sounds like a really nice yard. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

You might want to look at straw bale gardening OxQQme Dec 2016 #4

how is your soil? mopinko Dec 2016 #5

I've been taking care of it the past few years... LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #8

you will get advice contrary but mopinko Jan 2017 #9

Fruit trees need a lot of sun Major Nikon Jan 2017 #6

The back of my house face south, and gets a lot of sun...the front is shaded by a huge elm tree LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #7

evergreens are important, too mopinko Jan 2017 #10

My acreage is small too LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #11

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