Family tree: True stories about gardening with my parents (or grandparents)

… cooperate. If the rototiller and the weather cooperated you could bet that he was out turning the soil in preparation to plant.

In early spring he’d spray his fruit trees, trim berry vines, tie up the grapes and a multitude of other outdoor …

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Guide to early spring vegetable garden preparation – Part 1

… rather than a date. This is especially true of getting the garden prepared in the early spring.

It can be difficult if not impossible to do any garden preparation if there is deep snow or ice on the ground. However, when the ground starts …

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Spring mulching: dos and donts

… are beneficial for the nutritional value of the soil.

THE DO’s

Some of the DO list items include the preparation before we add the actual mulch:

Get rid of those weeds – Weeds won’t miraculously disappear by means of the …

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Short list of spring gardening tasks – Part 1

… the plastic ventilates the soil and lets it breath, keeping ground mold and fungus from attacking the soil. Preparation is the key to a healthy garden. Small things you do in those preparations can help you grow a beautiful garden when it comes time …

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