Once the snow has melted from the garden, that familiar annual yearning to start working the soil to get a jump start on the growing season starts eating away at a garden lover. There is such a thing as starting your gardening work too early, though.
The soil in the spring garden needs a chance to warm up and dry out before the gardener to get to it. Try to get a head start before the soil is ready and the eager gardener can cause more harm than good as the soil compacts and tiny shoots of perennials are crushed.
In the spring, when the frost danger has passed, direct your attention to the window boxes and the tubs and pots and welcome the growing season by planting annuals. Take care in choosing the annual plants for the container garden if you live in an area susceptible to a late frost. Read more....
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