Ask for help when redoing a plant bed.
If you have old garden beds that need a re-haul, or you moved into a home with garden beds planted with plants you don't like, redoing them is an option. While it's not easy to pull out all the plants and start over it is possible to redo plant beds. Poor plant selection and a change of heart by the gardener are also reasons to redo a plant bed. The hardest part is removing all the plants already in the bed. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Pull up all the weeds and other plants from the garden bed. Use the hand trowel to dig up stuck in roots. If there are large shrubs you may have to dig them out with the spade.
2. Select plants for your new garden bed. Choose plants that do well in the amount of light the bed gets. If the bed gets full sun, at least six to eight hours of sunlight a day, flowers like asters, poppies and snapdragons are good. If the bed only gets three to four hours of sun a day, choose hostas or lily of the valley since they need less light.
3. Add 3 to 4 inches of compost to the soil and work it into a depth of 8 to 10 inches. This improves the condition of your soil.
4. Dig holes for your plants as deep as the root balls and two times as wide. Place the plants into the holes and fill the holes with soil. Pat the soil down firmly.
5. Water the garden bed well for five minutes. Apply a 1- to 2-inch layer of mulch around the base of the plants.
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