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10 things you can do right now for your garden
By Sam Schipani,
11 days ago
This story was originally published in April 2021.
The last frost may not have arrived yet, but that doesn’t stop gardeners from wanting to get outside to work on their gardens. Fortunately, there’s plenty that can be done during the springtime.
Preparing the garden for the growing season is more than just buying seeds or cleaning out beds. Here are 10 things to do in the early spring to get your garden ready for the growing season.
You don’t need to spend tons of money on seedling growing supplies, though. You can make DIY seedling growing containers out of items you already have around the house, like newspapers or egg cartons.
Pull up weeds
Now that the weather is warming up, odds are your garden plot is starting to look a little weedy. The best time to weed is when the soil is moist and the seedlings are small, like in the early spring. Some natural weeding methods like hoeing and mulching are effective to remove weeds without chemicals. You may even want to use a flamethrower to take care of some of your weeds . Going forward, make sure you keep your garden from falling to weeds when life gets busy.
Garden centers are stocked up right now on all the equipment you could possibly need for the garden. Every gardener needs certain tools, as well as watering equipment. You also want to take care to choose the best gardening gloves and gardening shoes possible. You don’t need to break the bank, though. You can save money on gardening supplies by making your own DIY equipment and materials, as well as seeking out free resources.
Sanitize and organize
Sanitizing your gardening containers and equipment is important to prevent the spread of disease from year to year, and to take care of the investments that you have already made in equipment. Sanitize your garden containers if you didn’t already do so at the end of last growing season, and how to prepare your tools for the growing season . An organized gardening space will also help make gardening easier when the growing season gets busy, so take the time to properly organize your garden shed if you haven’t already.
Get ready for pests
Pests and disease can put a damper on the gardening season, but there are certain steps you can take to prepare to keep bugs and critters out. For instance, make preventative efforts like building fences to keep mammalian pests out of your garden , like deer and woodchucks . You can also take measures to prevent early season pests — for example, preparing collars for tender seedlings out of cardboard toilet paper rolls in order to prevent cutworms.
By taking these steps right now, new and experienced gardeners alike can get the green thumb fix and prepare for a much more seamless growing season this year.
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