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��1 <br />�' �J� /L T <br />�" <br />i�;xin�;rr t� <br />IiALV G:112llIi�I �7:�f`'"1'GIANCI? PLAN <br />Ongoing �uxintcnance of thc rain g:udcn cnsures that it tiinctions properly .uid hccomcs .i <br />positi��c example ;or future rnin gardcn prcijccts. l'he Rnin Gru•deii Hnnrl6aokfor <br />If'e.t7er�t {Vashi�{��Inn Homea�,'�7cr.c hv �V.�shin�ton St:ric ilnivcrsitv Gxtcnsion pro�'ides <br />furthcr mninteuancc dclail;. <br />Debris removal: Check the infet in thc rain garden 1br garb<igc xnd dchris th� �ughout <br />the ve�v. Be�ore thc rainy season begius in SeptemUcr, check for debris to ensurc that <br />storiu �ti°nter drains frcefy into thc rain gardcn. <br />�liilchin�: A 3" laycr of mcdium hark mulch or arborist �cood chips ���ll hclp block <br />wecds liom sprouting on the soil surface, will help kcep the soil moist, a��d will hcl�: <br />prcvcnt soil comp��ction Crom Gght foot trailic. <br />�V:�tering: ln ordar to ensure that plants get H�ell cstablished, plmits �cill nced dccp <br />�ti�atcring during the dricr mont6s for the first hvo or threc }�ears. Kemember to �vatcr <br />aller a dry period even �chen the pl.mting beds are established. <br />1Vccdin�;: Necd thc plunting bcds 3-� times a ycar to kcep imasi�'c pl�mts and wecds <br />under controL Some pl:inis m,iy necd lu be deadheaded or li�htly prun�d. <br />I�ertilirin�: Uo nol apply I'ertilizers to your rain E�ardcn. �I�hc rain garden suil uiix <br />�irovides plenly of nutricnls ;uid yow gv'dcn is E;IantcJ �viil� n;uivc planis tlwt ;irc ;�d;ipl�d <br />to this rcgiWL uo icr�ilirin�; is nccilcd. <br />Ilcrbicidc� and i'cslicidcs: I)u ncn usc hcrl>ici�lcs ur pc�li�i�lc, in }nur r:iin!�,inlcn. <br />I�;rusiun contruL• Check thc rain gardrn for arcas ol cxpuscd soil, p;uliciilarly in thc (,dl <br />hclorc thc ���'ct scasun bcgins, as wcll as in thc winlrr. lf crusinn pc�sists in thc r��in <br />g,U�eu, tno much �ti:lter may be Ilo�viu�; intn the �ar�en wo r�picfly. <br />Plunl replaccmcnt: Ocaisi�mally ccrt�iin plants ii; lha ne�v rain gardcn �vill nut tltrivc or <br />become n problem in tlie rain garden. M.ike a uote �if ���hicli plants did not fuuctiun �ti�cll <br />and why. Keplace pl.mts as nceded. <br />--- -- 1,'�'liihi( B Iu Xcin fiurdrn lli�intrrvt,rtcc �(grc�rnciit---- <br />