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Prepping Your Vegetable Garden | My Organic Gardening Blog


William Moss, Master Gardener, helps you understand how prepping your garden for vegetable planting will pay large dividends when it comes to harvesting. 


Choose an area for your vegetable garden that receives about 8 hours of sunlight a day, and then clear the space of any debris.  William suggests using OMRI Listed products for your organic garden and turning your soil for the plant’s advantage. Get more suggestions from William by watching this video.  What vegetables and fruits are you growing this season? Prepping Your Vegetable Garden | My Organic Gardening Blog

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