| Spring revives our spirits and we in turn need to | | | | Coming back to the seeds that you have started, |
| revive our gardens in spring. You might worry about | | | | once they start to grow make sure that they are |
| the odd gust of cold wave that might still harm your | | | | able to get the maximum possible light. |
| garden which you have so religiously worked on for | | | | After 4-6 weeks of the plant having been growing, |
| the spring. The best thing in such a scenario is to | | | | make them ready for transplanting by hardening. |
| start some seeds inside your home. A soil less | | | | Hardening is a process where the transplants get a |
| mixture is best to start the seeds and you wouldn't | | | | feel of a place where they will be growing. This way |
| have any problems finding it in any nursery close to | | | | acclimatizing the transplants is always a good idea. |
| you. | | | | Keep in mind that you will get the best results if you |
| The important thing to be considered here is the | | | | transfer the transplants to the soil in the morning and |
| space that each seed gets to grow. It is always a | | | | on a cloudy day (preferably). Also make sure that |
| good idea to plant the seed in two inch rows and to | | | | the area around the transplants is moist. |
| give adequate space for each seed to germinate. | | | | We've talked a lot about the seeds now we need to |
| Keep in mind that your seeds should be planted in a | | | | talk about the garden as well. The lawn needs to be |
| shallow, well draining container. This helps in proper | | | | moved and all the thatch which might have |
| sapling formation. Remember to place your seeds in a | | | | accumulated since the fall needs to be removed. This |
| warm and moist place. A ready solution to provide | | | | thatch can take away the nutrients etc from the |
| moisture would be to place a thin plastic covering on | | | | plants which will be planted. Also the lawn should be |
| the container. | | | | mowed and all the wild weeds and tangled dry grass |
| Getting ready for spring gardening might appear at | | | | with live grass need to be extracted. This could be a |
| the outside to be a very rigorous exercise but if you | | | | great time to supply your lawn with fertilizer if you |
| don't take the requisite precautions then all your | | | | feel it needs a feeding. As the spring signifies a fresh |
| efforts can go waste. Also the satisfaction of having | | | | start so should your garden for the soon to be put in |
| a blooming spring garden is definitely unbeatable. | | | | transplants. |