Early Spring Gardening

As a kid I can recall spending hours in the garden with my parents. My parents were both born and raised on farms and while we lived in town we had a large size garden. Our parents would work long hours whenever possible in the garden and bring us with them. In addition to spending time together we also learned a lot about the science of gardening

Spending that much time in the garden turned out to be a good thing. We may not have been aware of it at the time but gardening is considered to be moderate to high intensity exercise. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention believe up to 330 calories can be burned by working in the garden for an hour. In addition, the National Institute of Health recommends that gardening be part of a good weekly exercise for 30 to 45 minutes a day three to five times a week.

Spring Time Garden Chores may include:

• Cleanup may be the first thing that needs to be done. During the fall and winter month are gardens may be left with broken branches, leaves and plants that we may have left behind. It is nearly impossible to begin our spring planting without cleaning up the previous garden spaces. 
• prepare needed gardening tools so when you are ready they are as well
• Prepare soil for planting this can be done by a rake, pitchfork or other gardening tool. Make sure that any and all weeds have been removed from the area and then add compost or manure to offer nutrients to the soil. 
• Plan your garden, what you will have in it, what will be by what etc... You may want to do some research to see what grows best in your area as well as what grows well by what 

Happy Gardening!!!!



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