How to Avoid Planting a Garden Too Early

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Tip 1 - Vegetable Garden Planning for Beginners

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Roderik Berendes | permalink

Vegetable Gardening for Beginners: Advice on plot size, which vegetables to grow, and other vegetable garden planning tips from The Old Farmer's Almanac.
Tags: Gardening Help, Planting a Garden, Gardening

For further reading: http://www.almanac.com/vegetable-garden-planning-for-beginners ^[1]

Tip 2 - Common Gardening Mistakes to Avoid - Grab N' Grow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Julia Griess | permalink

How to avoid common gardening mistakes this year. Read the Grab N' Grow guide to common gardening mistakes and keep your garden mistake free and bountiful.

For further reading: http://grabngrowsoil.com/gardening-how-to/gardening-mistakes/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Too early to plant? Ciscoe Morris answers your gardening questions

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tam Do | permalink

All the warm weather in the Northwest has many people itching to hit their gardens. But you still have to be careful because we don't know when

For further reading: http://www.king5.com/story/news/features/2015/02/17/too-early-to-plant-ciscoe-morris-answers-your-gardening-questions/23587759/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Gardening Mistakes And How To Avoid Them This Spring

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mel Horton | permalink

After a cold and snowy winter, it's tempting to pull on the gardening gloves and rush out into the garden in a joyful burst of hectic, pent-up energy.
Tags: Avoid gardening mistakes, expert advice, Connecticut, hartford magazine, new haven living

For further reading: http://www.courant.com/hartford-magazine/home-living/hc-hm-nh-home-garden-planning-avoid-mistakes-0401-20150330-story.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - Proper Tillage Practices: Problems With Tilling Soil Too Much

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Glen Kirton | permalink

As the warming temperatures of spring begin to arrive, it’s only natural to want to get out in the mud and start on your garden beds. But over tilling can do more harm than good. This article will explain more.

For further reading: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/tilling-soil-too-much.htm ^[5]

Tip 6 - Know When to Plant What: Find Your Average Last Spring Frost Date

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Andrey Kabanets | permalink

Find out when to sow which seeds and how to determine when the danger of frost has passed.
Tags: planting a garden, sow seeds, frost danger, average last spring frost date

For further reading: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/how-to-find-average-last-spring-frost-date.aspx ^[6]