5. Best management practices:
Resources
USDA — National Resource Conservation Service
Bay-Friendly Gardening
The Sustainable Sites Initiative
Soil Foodweb Inc.
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center —
Permaculture practices
marinwater.org — weekly watering schedule
marincarbonproject.org
6. Recommended best management
practices
1. Protect and feed the soil foodweb
2. Minimize or eliminate tillage
3. Protect pore spaces in your soil: minimize
compaction
4. Know your soil’s personality: amend soil
appropriately
5. Water effectively
6. Protect soil from erosion and effects of sun, rain,
wind
14. 5. Water effectively —
replace transpired water
Affects of weather
slow on dull, overcast, windless, cool days
rapid on windy, hot, dry days
Soil conditions
water retention capabilities
MMWD website: Weekly Watering Schedule
35. Year 1:
Inoculate all plants and soil with AACT and
vermicompost
Prescription fertilization
Plant cover crops in veggie garden
Remove shredded redwood mulch
Replace with wood chips
Start leaf mold and compost piles
Inoculate new plantings with mycorrhizae and
vermicomost