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Spring Is Almost Here — Are You Ready To Garden?

February 27, 2015 by Brett Youmans 1 Comment

Although you wouldn’t know it looking out my window, Spring is finally almost here.  The days are getting a little longer and I swear under all that snow out there, the grass is starting to green up a little.

I’m supposed to be at the Garden Bloggers Conference in Atlanta this week rubbing elbows with Nate Berkus, my new friend Lisa from Fresh Eggs Daily, and a number of other bloggers looking to learn from the best of the best but sadly, Mother Nature had other plans.  After 4 cancellations on 2 different airlines due to yet another snow and ice storm, I headed back home.  The kind folks at Bonnie Plants had paid for my conference fee and I was up for a couple of blog awards sponsored by Proven Winners.  Words cannot adequately express how disappointed I am.

But we gardeners are resilient and just make the best of the situation.  With a couple of unexpected free days, I decided it would be a great time to make sure I’m all set this year’s garden.

Here are a few of my favorite gardening posts to make sure you’re ready too.  Whether you have a large garden like me or a few pots on your patio, here you’ll find some useful information for success!

{UPDATE:  I just found out that the blog won the Hall of Fame Award for Best Graphics, Photography, and Presentation — thank you to everyone who voted and shared!}

Do-It-Yourself Garden Seed Tape with Video

Garden seed tape how-to with video. Seed tapes are great because you can customize your seeds rather than settle for the generic seed tapes offered at retail. They are great for tiny-seed vegetables that need to be spaced properly like beets, carrots, radishes, and turnips. It’s not necessary to do this for things like lettuce or other greens that grow easily when simply broadcast over the soil or larger seeds that are a bit more manageable.

Make A Garden Ruler For Perfect Spacing

3 Easy Things You Can Do Now For A More Productive Garden

Save Your Eggshells!

3 Easy Things You Can Do Now For A More Productive Garden

Easy To Make Organic Deer Juice Garden Spray

DIY Deer Juice Garden Spray | MisterMartha.com

 

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  1. Alice says

    February 27, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    WOW this is cool stuff! 🙂 I bet your garden is coming along very nicely! Do the deer jump the fence?

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