icon picker
April Talking Points - MG Clinic

Program Priorities

Local Food
Soil Health
Pollinators
Climate Change
Nearby Nature
Clean Water
Water Conservation
Plant Biodiversity
Wildfire Preparedness


April 2024

Weather / Climate

Cool > Warm; Dry - ~11.5 in. accumulation 2024, normal ~13.8 in.

SeattleTempRain.png

April 2024

Poor Snowpack (63% normal; 46% in Yakima) - Rapid melt, Drying Soils
Fish - reduced stream flow, warmer stream temperatures
Forests - increased tree mortality
Farms - blueberries, apples, hops
Hydropower
Drinking Water - Olympic Peninsula water restrictions, okay Seattle & Tacoma


NOAA National Weather Service

SeasonalTempRain.png


General Gardening

Plan garden / yard -

Prepare soil (soil test?) - compost, aged manure, organic fertilizer, pH (lime/sulfur), liquid fertilizer (compost tea)

Check watering systems - rain gauge, rain barrels / cisterns, ollas,

Weed -

Control slugs


Fruits & Berries

Plant Strawberries, Bare-Root Plants
Compost, Manure to Berries

Veggies

Outdoors: Lettuce, Kale, Peas, Radish, Beets, Carrots, Potatoes
Indoors: Tomatoes, Squash, Pumpkin, Cucumbers

Ornamentals

Plant hardy annuals - attract pollinators include alyssum, bachelor's buttons, California poppies, calendula, and fragrant sweet peas.

Lawns

Kill Moss (high N, high Fe)
Add composted organic matter
Sow lawn seed April-May or Sept.






Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.
Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (
CtrlP
) instead.