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Spring is the best season for sowing

Spring is the best season for sowing. And the Garden could be well prepared, and waiting for the arrival of spring. There are plentiful things you should to do before planting, just as work the soil, clean garden tools and buy seeds. Those would help you a lot as spring comes.

Working and Adding Amendments to the Soil:

Before you begin to plant; you can do lots of activities in the garden. Working the soil is a quite necessary operation. If the soil is too wet then you should not work it at that time, since the growing process may be stunting by it. Accordingly, you need to do the soil test first. Grabbing a fistful of soil, and squeeze is a simple way to test. After you squeezed and most of the soil keep stay in the ball shape, and then you just have to wait a bit before work it. Only if most of the soil shatters, then its the right time to work it.

Compost, fertilizer, moisture retaining compounds such as vermiculite or perlite, sand and peat are the general amendments. Since not all soils are perfect for plant, then you may add amendments such as nutrients to them. And the proper time to do so is early spring. The soil must not be too acidic or too alkaline, since a neutral PH soil was preferred by the major plants. If the soil is over alkaline then you should add some acidity to balance it. On the opposite, if its over acidic, in order to balance it you need to increase the alkalinity. The soil kit can help you to measure PH to point which amendments are in need so as to make the soil more balanced.

Tools cleaning:

Tools also act as an important role in your garden planting and it also needs to be cleaned completely every season. That will not only help remove the residual dirt on the tool, but also will extent the tools life. Whether your tools need temperate soft cleaning or massive cleaning, there are different ways to handle it. The former needs a mild detergent and if you clean it in a warm day, it can clean the tools definitely. And there are plenty of tools you can use to wash it. You can put the tools in water about fifteen minutes and then wash down them, if you dont tend to put in bleach. Do it again if need be. And finally make sure the tools are dried thoroughly.

Seeds purchasing:

You neednt to worry about too early to buy seeds. In fact, its never too early. Many seed corporations have discounts in mid winter or around Christmas time. So its quite essential to buy seeds before starting your planting. To begin growing indoors as lots of seeds can be bought in advance. And this may help have a good start on the season for gardening.

by: Olivia Tong

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