5 Tips and Tricks for Your Spring Garden
Are you ready to get out into your garden?
Spring is here, temperatures are warming and the sun is shining. Make sure you head out into your garden prepared by checking out these 5 tips and tricks.
- Spring Pruning
Better Homes and Gardens recommends adding pruning to your spring gardening to-do list. Early spring is the perfect time to trim fruit trees. Make sure when pruning that you prune prior to the buds beginning to break in to a bloom. By doing this you avoid stressing the tree.
- Spring Mowing
To help make sure you are ready for spring mowing, Martha Stewart says to send your mower and leaf blower for servicing. She adds sharpening mower blades, refilling your mower with oil, install fresh spark plugs and lubricating all moving parts. Then clear your lawn of winter debris and take notice of any areas that need reseeding. http://www.marthastewart.com/270176/spring-gardening-tips
- Keep Your Fingernails Clean
HGTV has a really great tip for keeping your fingernails clean before heading out into the garden. Take a bar of soap and draw it across your fingernails. This will actually seal the undersides of your nails. After you are done gardening use a nailbrush to removed the soap and your nails will be clean.
- Planting Your Vegetables
Plant your hardly vegetables in the early spring. Many of these vegetables are frost tolerant. Check out our article, Delectable Vegetables You’ll Want for Your Spring Garden.
- Spring Planting
During the spring, vegetable planting isn’t even the half of it. You can also plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and perennials. Martha Stewart recommends choosing a cloudy day for your planting.
Summary
If you are ready to get out into your garden and put your green thumb to the test, these five tips will help you on your way. From pruning your trees to planting hardy vegetables, you will have the tips you need. Enjoy your time out in the warm weather planting, pruning, and all that you do this spring.
Bonus
Interested in saving money with your gardening? Check out 7 Easy to Do Money Saving Gardening Tips.
Looking for some inspiration on which vegetables to plant? Read the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Shopper’s Guide for ideas.
