So it's too early to be sowing organic veggie crops, but it's not too early to be getting ready. I posted an article on building a raised bed vegetable garden last year and I'm fairly sure I wrote a blog entry as well.
That article reaped a lot of hits then, slumped in the late summer/fall, but it's even more popular now since that groundhog Phil looked for his shadow. It's been steadily moving up the charts. In fact, yesterday it came in at number 10 out of 280 articles with 770 page views. Not altogether too shabby.
I've learned some things from readers via their comments. Who knew you should put wire mesh at the bottom of the garden bed to keep groundhogs out? I didn't; we don't have them here. We've got mosquitoes. Sorry Phil.
So being too early to plant, it's not too early to either build the raised bed, or for an existing one, prepare the garden soil with soil amendments. If you haven't already done so, start a compost pile for next year's preparation.
Related and fascinating articles:
- Michelle Obama's White House Garden (it's the first time in her life she's been proud of physical labor ;-)
- Plant Herb to Control Vegetable Garden Pests
- Grow Your Own Asparagus to Save Money
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