Steps to Take in Prepping Your Garden for the Summer

Summer is a great time to encourage growth in your garden. But you have to start around spring to prepare your plot of ground for the bounty of fresh blooms, fruits, and vegetables — your potential harvest. This article gives you a guideline on how to put your act together and start working outdoors. Read on.

Inspect your garden

As soon as the weather gets better from the winter doldrums, you should start going out more often, especially to round up the current state of your garden and how the past season had treated it. The start of spring brings new hope. It is also a great time to lay down a plan and take advantage of the opportunity to grow a beautiful and bountiful garden. Start by cleaning out your garden beds and raising new ones, mowing the lawn, and prepping the soil.

Spring also offers a friendly opportunity for building and rebuilding. You can comfortably work at sealing off any winter damage to your deck or fence and keep them well-maintained. If you have an outdoor living area project on the horizon, you could either build from scratch or improve what’s already there. If you’re doing the latter, you might consider pursuing several upgrades, such as getting a Crittall replacement. Furthermore, you should carefully maintain antique window treatments in an outdoor room — retaining their beauty and lengthening their lifespan in the process — with the help of a dependable restoration specialist. 

Prep your tools

Summer is a time when your garden tools get to work a lot. Therefore, it would be wise to give them a dose of TLC before the gardening season starts. Clean, oil, and sharpen your shears, pruners, saws, and axes. You must also check your digging, planting, and watering tools for any signs of wear and tear.

Remove dead branches from some of your plants

For some plants, pruning can begin around this time. For other blooms, like roses, for example, you need to wait until their buds are swelling before you take out dead or damaged branches. You must know your plants and their care instructions to let them grow beautifully each time.

Enrich your soil

Your planting beds should have adequate nutrition to encourage healthy growth. Use this opportunity to feed the soil without disturbing vegetation. You can also have it analysed to determine what type of fertilisation process you need if you are unsure. Otherwise, go with your chosen treatment to create rich, healthy soil.

Shop around

Now that your garden is almost ready, you should start planning what you will grow for summer so you can buy the seeds you need. It would also be wise to plan where you are planting and keep your garden organised. For some plants, you may already start the procedure in late spring.

Final thoughts

Starting strong for summer means keeping your garden well-prepared. Take advantage of the greenest time of the year by planting seeds that will give you fresh fruits and veggies to enjoy. But of course, you would not want to have a beautiful garden only during summer. That’s why your plants should be well-balanced, with varieties that bloom in different seasons, so they never cease to glow.