Stephen Treimel, Expert Gardener, Carrboro NC
Stephen is an expert gardener who designed two community gardens at the Pacifica Cohousing Community in Carrboro, NC. He has installed extensive terraced and raised bed vegetable gardens, and has expertise in the following areas: Building productive garden soils from the native clay through use of compost, organic fertilizers and soil amendments, and micro-nutrients; Growing vegetables and greens using raised-bed, bio-intensive methods; Designing and building deer-proof gardening enclosures, both large and small scale; Installing cisterns, solar pump systems, and drip irrigation...