tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post1034058643222801202..comments2024-03-24T06:10:25.358-07:00Comments on Noel's Garden Blog: ON CUTTING DOWN PERENNIALS Noel Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443137231998907024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-49069324838793606662007-12-07T19:18:00.000-08:002007-12-07T19:18:00.000-08:00I let my developing "wet prairie" stand until earl...I let my developing "wet prairie" stand until early March, then cut it all down, in place, into one- to three-inch pieces with an electric hedge trimmer. This is in central New Jersey (USA), near the Delaware River (zone 6). The mulch helps control weeds and returns organic matter to my heavy, wet clay soil.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.com