Our custom designed gardens start out with a review of your property and finding the right placement. Then we work with you to understand your desires for organically grown food, accessibility, and aesthetics. 

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We choose the right organic fruits and vegetables that are compatible with your location.

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Managing a garden isn’t always effortless. We’ll help you get your garden started off on the right foot. Gardenfolk offers planting, transplanting, fertilizing, pruning, mulching, weeding, harvesting, pest & disease diagnosis/management and consulting services.

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Soil acidity and nutrient quality is a critical starting point for every garden. We will take soil samples for analysis and provide the necessary amendments.

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Lack of water will stress your plants so they don’t produce well. Too much water can cause rot and provide a breeding ground for unwelcome insects. Managing water supply is an important balancing act of soil composition, proper drainage and watering, plant selection, site location, and more. We will recognize existing or potential issues so they can be properly addressed.

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Composting is a simple, organic way to reduce and reuse food waste. We install and utilize 3-bin composting systems to make waste management easy.

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Like composting, yard waste such as leaves and sticks can be a valuable resource for your garden. We have the equipment to recycle your yard waste into organic, seed free garden soil we’ll use in next year’s plantings.

Note: unless completely unfertilized, we do not recommend using grass clippings for garden material.

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The growing season doesn’t need to start in the spring and end in the fall. A short-term step is installing a cold frame onto your existing raised garden beds to extend the seasons.

Alternately a greenhouse can be designed for year-round sustainability.

Gardenfolk can be your resource for what application will meet your needs and provide installation, best practices, and ongoing management.

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Gardenfolk recommends humane and organic pest management methods to discourage insects and wildlife from foraging on your crops. We’ll assess any problem areas and offer solutions, including: various plant species; fencing; netting; and, organic sprays and soil amendments.

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Healthy bees, butterflies and other pollinators are an important key to a bountiful harvest. Let us stock your pollinator garden with plants such as lavender, marigolds, zinnias, sunflowers, goldenrod, Queen Anne’s lace, cosmos.

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Fall cleanup and cover crop planting is important for a successful future growing season.

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Make use of the natural resource you already have in your back yard. Depending on the site, we can tap and collect from your maple trees to produce delicious Connecticut grown and harvested maple syrup.

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