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Ways to Get the Garden Ready for Spring BY SHEILA JULSON
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he seed catalogs are arriving in the mail, offering page after colorful page of everything from arugula and asters to zucchini and zinnias. Whether you plant vegetables, flowers or both, planning ahead to get your garden ready for spring can lead to a bounty of beautiful plantings to be enjoyed all summer long.
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Start by figuring what you want to plant, and where. Evaluate your yard for sun exposure and daylight hours. Six or more hours of direct sunlight is typically considered full sun, while partial sun is three or four hours of direct sunlight. Many herbs do well in partial sun. Consider the time of day sunlight falls on planting space; a space that gets five hours of direct sun between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. during July or August can get very hot, so plants in those areas might need more watering.
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