Tips for Good Gardening With so many reasons to garden, from brightening the home land scape with flowers to providing your family with fresh food, there’s no reason to feel anything less than confident about your anticipated success. However, you will need to do a few things the right way at the right time if you want to boast of your ac complishments. The following step-by-step guide will provide you with the basics necessary whether you’re a first-time gardener or a veteran who could uses a “refresher”. SUN - Choose plants to fit your conditions. Most vegetables need full sun for six hours per day, although leafy vegetables, like lettuce, require a little less. Most annuals also prefer full sun, although some, like impatiens and begonias, are happy in a shaded spot. SOIL - Good drainage is a most The rootworm insecticide built tough enough to last all season long. Now there’s BROOT™ from Union Carbide. 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