By Daryl Ashley
Confusion Solution
So, you get up excited about pulling out the rakes, charging up your weed eater, and gathering soil and seeds, and then you look outside, and… it’s raining.
Yep, that seems to be the way things go these days. Now you have to take whatever time you have between storms to actually try to do some gardening. I have had the same issue this spring waiting for a sunny day to take out weeds and mow the lawn, but there are things you can do inside to prepare for planting while you wait for the weather to cooperate. These tips will help give you the satisfaction of working in your garden any time you want.
Set aside an area on a porch, or in a basement, or even space in your kitchen for having pots, potting soil, seeds, and plants. I realize this won’t get the yard ready for planting, but allowing seeds and plants to get started will make things much easier when going to plant them in the ground.
Use the internet to search out planting guides to give you the answers to what to plant and when.
Organize your garden tools. It’s important to look for a space where you can hang the right size hooks and shelves to help keep everything together and easy to access.
When there has been a break from the rain, I have been doing some weed whacking and even when it does get cloudy I look outside and see the blooms on my blackberry bush, on my Golden Gal, and that my Crepe Myrtle is actually growing into a tree.
It’s such a wonderful time of year, so play in some dirt, whether you are inside or out. It’s so amazingly liberating.
It’s as simple as that!
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