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Planting the Plains: New Garden Soil Prep

Getting the soil in your garden into proper condition for growing can also mean killing any weeds or weed seeds properly and effectively, so that nothing competes for nutrients once you've done your planting in the spring. This week, we'll talk about ways to use the winter months to get your soil into shape!

Anthony Reardon is the Horticulture – Small Farms Extension Agent for Johnson County, Kansas.