As this is being written last Tuesday as the sun sets, our Ark-La – Tex has enjoyed a day of sunshine and has the hope for more days as we move into the month of April.
Early planted gardens (vegetable) are off to an excellent start. The availability of quality transplants and new varieties is making an early garden possible this spring. We will have an onslaught of insects; we must keep an alert eye on our young plants. Any way we can lower the stress on our plants, so much the better. Keeping the grass away from your rows will give the plants a better opportunity. I was talking to a longtime home gardener last week, and he said that he was not going to fertilize his plantings this spring until the plants “let him know.” We can use too much fertilizer, and we will see the “bush” of our plants grow more and the fruit not set on the plant as it should. Keep a check on your vegetables and feed them as they need it.
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