How Do You Prepare Soil For Spring Planting?
What is in soil? Soil is the most important part of gardening, no soil, no crops. Soil contains plant roots, animal material, insects, bacteria, fungus and organisms. By plowing over your garden in the fall it can absorb nutrients for spring planting. CHECK SOIL TYPE. The best soil to grow in is loam soil. It contains 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, and 20 percent clay. It is important to prepare garden soil in the fall for spring planting. (See my article on Loam Soil in my resources.) REMOVE. After the last harvest, remove tomato plant stakes and fencing for peas and pole beans and any non-biodegradable materials from the garden area, if you have gardened before. Of course, if you are new to gardening skip this step. PLOW IN THE FALL. Plow the garden soil over and cover the entire area with fresh manure and compost. Do not use cow manure, because often cows are fed hormones that remain in their feces, which will in turn affect crop growth. Use manure that is about 2-3 years old. Ho
