{"id":67048,"date":"2021-04-17T23:12:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T23:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centurionbrands.com\/?p=67048"},"modified":"2021-06-11T06:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T06:24:47","slug":"prepping-your-garden-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centurionbrands.com\/?p=67048","title":{"rendered":"Prepping Your Garden for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Centurion\u2019s line of heavy-duty tools gets early spring\u2019s most challenging landscaping jobs done with less effort. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Early spring\u2019s swelling buds, chirping birds, and greening grass can make gardeners super jazzed to get their growing going. For many, it\u2019s not quite time to jump into planting\u2014it\u2019s still too chilly for those blooming porch pots and getting those tomato plants in the ground. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, what can<\/i> an itching-to-get-active gardener do on warm and sunny early spring days? Make good use of the pleasant weather to prepare beds and borders for the planting days ahead. Here are three tasks to undertake before your garden gets growing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rake <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Winter\u2019s winds have blown what leaves and debris you missed last fall into the yard\u2019s nooks and crannies. Take advantage of windless days to rake<\/a><\/u><\/span> this debris out from under bushes and from your planting beds and borders. Removing this debris helps in three ways: <\/span><\/p>\n