If you remember, we already talked about the benefits of using some kind of pre-emergent weed control and fertilizer in the previous post. Now we’ll look at the other items that should be addressed during spring clean-up time.
Pre-emergent weed control and fertilizers can do a lot to help your turf (and plants) during the spring gardening season. The tricky part is this:
Those who plan to do some major outdoor overhauls this year have probably (hopefully!) already contacted some landscapers to begin design work. Those who are looking to add just a little something to their outdoor spaces may be researching what they want to grow. If you’re getting antsy for outdoor gardening, this is a perfect time consider planting seeds indoors, assuming you have decent light inside your home or are willing to set up a grow light configuration somewhere.
But first…! It’s important to figure out when to seed based on when you can safely transplant outdoors.
I love sharing ideas about gardening, and now is a good time to talk reasons to consider starting your flower or vegetable gardens from seed. Once you know what they are, you can determine whether you’d like to try some indoor seeding yourself this season.
1. There are infinitely more varieties of plants available to you if you start from seed. Starting a less common variety from seed will allow you to experiment with different vegetables and vegetable varieties. As well, you’ll find that you can add to your flower gardens interesting and unusual blooms in great colors. For those looking to branch out from more common plants, indoor seeding is a great option.
2. Because many of the more interesting varieties of plants are native to southernly regions, direct seeding outdoors would not allow the seeds a long enough growing season to mature. These more exotic plants must be started indoors.
I love sharing ideas about Chicago gardening news, and I use this time of year to look at some of the new varieties that will be available in spring. That being the case, I thought I’d share with you some of the newest perennial plants I’m most excited about.
