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Spring Chores – A Little Work Now Pays Off Later!
As the Spring season begins – it’s hard to believe we are heading into our 5th growing season at the farm! One thing we have learned from the past four years is that a little chore work now in the early season pays big dividends later in the year! From early March to late April – and before the garden season hits full-bore – it’s time to get serious with getting everything else outside in full order. That includes clearing out flower beds, cutting back and dividing perennials, getting the compost pile cooking – along with a host of other sprucing up chores! If you let it – garden and landscape work can certainly seem to overwhelm – especially if it all gets ahead of you. But as we often say – a simple, small-scale, 15 minute-a-day approach is the key to keeping it all manageable. Mary and I are both big believers in trying to accomplish something every day at the farm, even if that something is just a little part of a much larger task. It keeps things manageable, keeps them moving, and keeps you focused. After all – if you are really honest with yourself – you can always squeeze in 15 [...]
Source: http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2015/04/05/spring-chores-a-little-work-now-pays-off-later/
