Flower Dissection Lesson Plans

The first thing I usually do this time of year is walk outside to the garden and just simply take a stroll through it. I look and listen, because all around are signs of spring. The birds are singing and usually small wild flowers are starting to bloom. What I am doing is creating a game plan and enjoying the sun on my face, knowing Spring is in the air.

I will usually start with removing any trash in the garden. This includes plants from the previous year, leaves that have blown into the garden area, and any dead limbs laying around. You can add the old plants and leaves to your compost pile if you have one, if not, now is a good time to start one.

Next I will turn the soil over, by tilling or either the more manual way of taking a garden rake and going over the entire garden. Once this is done, I will leave the garden alone for a couple of days and let the soil air out and dry some more. Generally you can test the soil by getting a handful and making a ball out of it. You do not want your soil to clump as this is to much moisture to begin planting. After a couple of days I will spread compost lightly over the entire garden area, and also some fresh manure. This will give added organic nutrients to your spring gardening area.

Once the above is complete, turn the soil over again and mix the soil, compost, and manure together and simply leave it alone for about a week. By this time the weather has warmed some more and hopefully the threat of frost is no longer around. Now the nutrients have had time to leach into your soil and you will have a much more productive area to begin planting. If one end of your garden hold water more than the other, always remember to put plants that can withstand more moisture on that end.

Now get to planting and enjoy the spring and summer months and watching your garden grow and flourish and enjoying all the benefits gardening has to offer!

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