Comments on: Getting Ready For Spring Gardening

By: 6 Things To Do For Your Spring Garden

6 Things To Do For Your Spring Garden — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:31:42 +0000

[...] 3-4 feet so that I can reach the middle for weeding and harvesting. (I mentioned raised beds in my last post but they are so great for your vegetable garden that they are worth a second [...]

By: Dave Townsend

Dave Townsend — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:26:54 +0000

TC,

I seem to remember reading your article and it’s a criticism I’ve heard before, a very valid one. I can’t say (because I don’t know for sure) which companies do that but it’s a bad idea since what you can receive may end up looking different from what you thought you were purchasing. If you find the link, let me know and I’ll add a link in for you!

By: TC

TC — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:30:25 +0000

Good advice Dave. Your statement “The catalogs can entice you with their pictures” brings to mind an article I wrote for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. I’d give the link but for some reason the Post-Gazette’s Web site search feature isn’t responding to my query.

By: Dave Townsend

Dave Townsend — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:31:22 +0000

Colleeen,

The mulching is a big one! I use several pick-up truck loads each year to cover my ornamental beds. I think this year I may be buying pine needle for some outlying areas – easier to spread. Clean straw for the vegetable garden. Mulching is probably one of the most important things to do!

By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Colleen Vanderlinden — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:17:05 +0000

Great tips, Dave. The one about budgeting is often overlooked, I think. It’s easy to focus on the fun stuff (plants and seeds!) and forget to consider the costs that go into maintaining a garden — if you mulch a lot (as I do) that’s a lot of money each spring, just for that one thing (but I wouldn’t skip it for the world!)