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when to prepare? #11906 February 9th, 2003 at 04:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 united kingdom N novice OP Junior Member
OP novice Junior Member N Joined: Feb 2003 united kingdom	could anyone please tell me if i need to start digging my garden over ready to plant flowers as i believe most planting is carried out in march is this correct? we only moved into this house last year and it's the first time we have had a garden and we ended up with two, one at the back and one at the front and i havn't a clue where to start. thanks clive

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Re: when to prepare? #11907 February 9th, 2003 at 01:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN A alankhart Member
alankhart Member A Joined: Aug 2002 Knoxville, TN	This would be a great time to prepare your bed for planting, as long as the soil is not frozen. Dig down deeply and add soil ammendments like compost, manure and/or humus as needed. It will depend on your average last day of frost to determine when you should start planting. You don't want to plant too early and have a late frost kill or damage your plants.

Re: when to prepare? #11908 February 9th, 2003 at 03:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 SW Pennsylvania Carol5270 Member
Carol5270 Member Joined: Jan 2003 SW Pennsylvania	As soon as you get all that digging done, it would be a good time to have your soil tested to see what nutrients you need to add to it. You might be able to find a kit to do this at a garden supply store or call Allen Tishmarsh (sp?) Then you will be ahead of all the rest of us here in the northern US. [ February 09, 2003: Message edited by: Carol5270 ]

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