The Best Home Garden

Unfortunately just because it’s February doesn’t mean your yard requires less attention. Instead of putting a lot of energy into your gardens in the spring and fall, try giving them a little attention year-round. The results will be well worth the effort.

Here is a handy guide for February garden tips:

Lawn

- Depending on the temperature, you might still have to water them once to twice per week, but never during the night.

- Fertilize after your first mowing.

Vegetables

- Now is the time to prepare your soil for spring planting. Seeds for some of the hardier plants can also be planted including beets, carrots, corn cucumbers, leaf lettuce, green onions, melons, peas, potatoes, radishes, sunflowers, squash and turnips.

- If you plan on transplanting, now is the time for artichokes, asparagus, chard, lettuce, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

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Notice the lowly earthworm, squirming away, going about its apiece day business. Simple creatures you might think but they have quite a important use in the garden. Did you know the earthworms are nature’s first gardeners? They don’t exist just for kids to take and fishermen to use as bait

Some Basic Earthworm Facts

Earthworms are present in almost apiece type of soil but the healthier the soil the greater the numbers. A healthy soil permits lots of air and moisture, both of which are needed by the nightwalker for a continued existence. Earthworms have no lungs like you or me but instead breathe through their skin. Their whole skin absorbs oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. They also need moisture to assist them in respiration but too much moisture is not good for them.

There are four types of nightwalker that you might run… Read More