How to Prepare Your Garden for Summer

If you don't want to pay for compost, rake up remaining leaves around your yard, house or outbuildings. After you have planted, lay a thick layer of the partially decomposed leaves around the plant. This will provide another deterrent for weeds, while sealing moisture into the dirt.

Be sure to place a fence around your garden before you place any of your plants outside. You have worked too hard to lose a healthy plant to animals at this point. Check your fence to ensure there aren't any spaces through which a rabbit can squeeze.Once you have completed the above steps, you are ready to get your garden in full swing. Enjoy this year's growing season!