Prepping your garden is one of the most important parts of gardening.

*Vegetable and Berry Plants all like Full Sun, choose a a spot that gets full afternoon sun or all morning and 2.5-4 hours of good afternoon sun.

*Choose a spot you can't ignore, near your outside living area and near a water source is best.

*Plan what crops you would like to plant and how big you want your garden.

*If you have a few weeks before it's time to till the garden, remove the sod or at least kill it with round up or similar method.

*It's dry enough to till when you can crumble the dirt in your fist.  If it balls up and does not crumble, the soil is still too wet and will be hard to work with later.

*Till Once, apply 15-15-15 or organic fertilizer to recommended rate on package, till soil into garden.  (Synthetic Fertilizer's Nitrogen will volatilize and become less effective if exposed to air for too long.

*Go to your local garden center specializing in vegetable plant selection (Blooms & Berries) in Cincy and have a blast!