I have been planning my garden for weeks now. Envisioning my flowers and growing my vegetables gets me through our long Midwest winters. With some prep work, you can plan on having plants and flowers blooming in your yard in the coming weeks.
First thing to do is inventory your yard. You will need to do clean up of branches, sticks and leaves. If you keep a compost pile, place in the pile.
Remove and prune back old branches that rub together, dead branches or branches that have damage from insects or are diseased.
Did you place mulch or leaves on your plants for protection for the winter?
Clear the remaining mulch and leaves to prepare the area for new flowers and plants to be planted.
Make a list of the annual and perennial plants and flowers you want to plant and check planting tips on the seed packets or plants in containers. Burpee is a favorite of mine and I am pleased each year.
When the threat of frost has passed and the ground has thawed, loosen the soil with a garden fork. You may plant your new plants and place new mulch around them. I like redwood mulch but cedar and cypress also offer a beautiful presentation. Here are a few suggestions for planting early once your ground is prepared.
First thing to do is inventory your yard. You will need to do clean up of branches, sticks and leaves. If you keep a compost pile, place in the pile.
Remove and prune back old branches that rub together, dead branches or branches that have damage from insects or are diseased.
Did you place mulch or leaves on your plants for protection for the winter?
Clear the remaining mulch and leaves to prepare the area for new flowers and plants to be planted.
Make a list of the annual and perennial plants and flowers you want to plant and check planting tips on the seed packets or plants in containers. Burpee is a favorite of mine and I am pleased each year.
When the threat of frost has passed and the ground has thawed, loosen the soil with a garden fork. You may plant your new plants and place new mulch around them. I like redwood mulch but cedar and cypress also offer a beautiful presentation. Here are a few suggestions for planting early once your ground is prepared.
Asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, onions, peas, radishes, and spinach.
If you are short on space, you can also grow flowers and vegetables on your patio in containers quite successfully. This weekend I will be heading to our local shop that repurposes home accessories. They are having a sale on wooden crates that I plan to stock up on to fill with potting soil for my tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries on my patio.
What are you planting in your garden this year?
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