7 Gardening Tips for Spring Garden Maintenance

Every season brings new garden chores and things that need to be done to ensure your garden looks great and is bountiful once the growing season begins.
  • Spring is a time of preparing everything and there is a lot to be done this time of year.

Maintaining Your Garden in Early Spring Can Make A Huge Difference!

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7 Helpful Gardening Tips for Spring Garden Maintenance

Here are some tips that will help you with all the garden chores that need to be done in the spring.
Tip #1: Prune early shrubs.
Spring is the perfect time to make sure that early blooming shrubs, like forsythia, are pruned. You can prune as soon as the tree is done blooming. You can also prune roses at this time of year.
Tip #2: You can deadhead bulbs that have already bloomed.
Go ahead and deadhead plants that are done blooming. You don’t have to do anything else, but deadheading the plants now will save you some time later.
Tip #3: Get an early start on weeding.
Spring is the perfect time to get rid of those weeds before they have a chance to really get rooted. You probably won’t find a lot of weeds in your garden, but get to the ones around the edges before they get a chance to take off.
Tip #4: Make sure your compost pile is in good shape.
It is easy to neglect your compost bin, tumbler, or pile over the winter, so get it back in shape in the spring.
  • You can begin working it and adding to it so you can be sure that it is ready to use once you need it.
Tip #5: Get your tools repaired and ready for planting.
You should inventory your tools so you can make sure they are ready to use. Get any broken gardening tools repaired and replace those that are worn out.
  • Make sure you have everything that you need and that it is all in working order so that you can be ready when the time comes for planting.
Tip #6: Plant hardy plants.
You can go ahead and plant anything that can withstand the late frosts. Things like shrubs, some annuals and bulbs can be planted with no trouble in the spring.
Tip #7: Prepare your soil.
Go ahead and fertilize your soil and mulch your beds. Get your soil in great shape so it will be ready for planting later on.
  • You can work it on a regular basis so it is fine and well prepared for when you are ready to plant.
Conclusion:
The different garden chores that you handle in the spring may vary depending on where you live.
  • In some areas you can handle these maintenance chores in early spring, but in others you may have to wait for late spring to handle some maintenance.

By handling some garden maintenance in the spring you will make it much easier on yourself once summer comes.


This article was written by the one and only Lutfur Rahman Tanim, the expert gardener, marketer, businessman, and friend to many! It’s been a pleasure writing for you, tell me your thoughts.
You will find that spring maintenance really lessens the work load once you begin planting and allows you to take more time planting and planning out your garden instead of focusing on cleaning up from the winter months.

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