A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach October 25, 2021 Lee Reich on Fall Prep

Published: Oct. 25, 2021, midnight

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What are the forward-looking steps in your fall garden routine\\u2014the most important tasks you take now to get your garden tucked in, that really focus on success next year? Over at the part-farm, par-garden of Lee Reich in the Hudson Valley of New York State, his emphasis is on building soil health, and also on stashing his tender potted figs, so they\'re primed for another productive fruiting season in the year to come.

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Lee Reich has degrees in horticulture, soil science and chemistry, and is the author of many books, including the just out one called \\u201cGrowing Figs in Cold Climates.\\u201d He\'s a long time no-till organic gardener, and an expert pruner, and a grower of many unusual fruits, and someone I\'ve turned to for advice for my own garden countless times over many years. He offered some advice to help us tuck in smarter.

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