Once all of the snow has melted and the ground has thawed, it is time to stand by for planting season!  The days are longer and the temperature is warmer so it’s time to get to the first of the garden work!  Preparing your plant garden will take some time and energy, but will make planting day much easier and the crop more successful! 

The very first thing you need to do is clear out the garden.  Remove any dead plants from the prior gardening year.  Some plants and roots will have totally rotten and you can leave those to improve the soil.  If there are any obvious stems, leaves or roots from your plants you will want to get rid of those from the garden.  It’s also critical to make certain you have taken up all stakes and fences from your garden. 

Once your garden is clean you are going to need to start ploughing.  A motorized tiller works the best to loosen up the soil and mix the roots up.  As you are ploughing you’ll want to take any large clumps of soil and separate them.  If you have enough time you might want to till the whole garden 2-3 times.  That isn’t required, but will break the soil more and make the garden bed a little softer. 

After tilling, you’ll need to apply your fertilizer.  Fertilizing can be done before tilling also.  The tiller will mix the manure deep into the soil, so you will want to observe how much you apply and be sure to have a good mix of soil and fertilizer. 

Permit the manure to settle for 1 or 2 days and then apply a nice covering of water.  By moistening the soil, the fertilizer will break down and the seeds will have a nice level of moisture in the soil.  When soaking the garden you will also want to take special attention to any low or high lying areas. 

After the water has been absorbed you will want to go in and level the garden.  This will help in the growing season to stop any areas that become too damp and the water will sit there, as well as high areas that will not receive enough moisture.  If you garden is on a slope, you might need to think about building up the low side so that all the water doesn’t run down and off the high side of the garden.  If you want you can form straightforward patios to make for more flattened ground.

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