Here are the other tasks on the to-do list
- Stay on track with seed-starting. Make a chart of what to sow when, indoors or out, or organize packets week-by-week, in an accordion file or recipe-card box. Move any packet that?s best sown a little at a time ahead two weeks in the filing system after you use it, to plan for a staggered supply of salads, carrots, radishes and such. ?(Don?t know when to sow what? The calculator tool will help you.)
- Make space in the compost heap for incoming debris you?ll be generating fast. Extract (and preferably screen) finished material from the bottom to topdress beds as you clean them.
- Order mulch now, preferably a bulk delivery?skipping all those plastic bags, and ideally choosing a locally produced material.?What makes good mulch, and how to use it.
- Empty nest boxes of old nests, and maybe add more birdhouses. My nestbox 101 is here, plus here?s how to be a good bluebird landlord.
- Muck out water gardens, removing floating de-icers (remember my fall regimen for water-garden care?).? Get pumps and filters going again, following these spring water-garden tips.
- While doing all that: Never walk, or work, in mucky soil. I stay off soft and also semi-frozen lawns, too, delaying some chores. I can do the tasks in another week, but I can?t easily fix soil turned to concrete.
- Treat yourself to a little color?again, for encouragement. I like big bowls of pansies or violas, for instance, to cheer me on in April, because the list can feel daunting, especially in years when winter sticks around a little too long (or your helper disappears).
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