The winter is a time to reflect on the successes and disappointments of last 12 months’s garden. Spring is the time for getting a head begin by preparing your backyard for the summer bounty. While fall is the time to start out clearing up and getting ready the backyard for winter.
If the ball just isn’t sticky but crumbles readily when pressed with the thumb, the soil is in good condition to be worked. Vegetables fall into three categories based mostly on their fertilizer requirements. If your garden is large, group crops in accordance with their fertilizer needs to make functions of specific charges easier. It improves soil tilth, conserves soil moisture and helps root improvement. Organic matter in backyard soils decomposes quickly because of continued cultivation and high temperatures. Good compost can be produced from straw, hay, leaves, manure, sawdust and weeds. See your county Extension agent for data … Read More