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It’s hard to believe, but soon plantswill be moving into the garden centerand dreams of a beautiful and productivegarden will be filling your head. Manygardeners however find that when itcomes to putting plans down on paper,

they freeze. Perhaps just a little help isneeded.

To begin, take a look at your favoriterecipes and make a list of the ingredientsyou would like to grow. Include vegeta-bles and herbs you use often, those thatare cheaper to grow than to buy, andthose that taste best fresh from the gar-den. Tomatoes, peppers, cilantro are justa few that come to mind.

Be sure to involve your family in thisprocess. After all, if they help plan thegarden, they may be more inclined tohelp weed, water and harvest it. But evenif they don’t end up lending a hand, theywill be much more likely to clean their

plates when you make their favorite dish-es with those homegrown fresh-from-the-garden vegetables.

Once you have your list of vegetablesand herbs, it’s time to design your gar-den. Don’t let this step intimidate you.There are some terrific online tools, likebonnieplants.com, that provide plantingplans to make this much easier for both

new and experienced gardeners. Forexample, in just one small space (4 feetby 4 feet), Bonnie Plants’ HomemadeSalsa garden plan allows gardeners togrow two tomato or tomatillo plants incages in one row, one jalapeno pepperand one red bell pepper in cages in thenext row, and cilantro and onions in the

third row. If you need more produce foryour favorite recipes, just add another 4x 4 section.

Or visit gardeners.com to plan yourown garden. Their kitchen and gardenplanner (located under learn and share)allows you to design your own garden.And once planned you will have yourown planting guide and know how manyplants or seeds are needed to grow thegarden you desire.

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• Water plants thoroughly wheneverthe top few inches of soil is crumbly and

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• Maximize every square foot bygrowing tomatoes and peppers in cages.In addition, train cucumbers and other

vining plants up a trellis. Goingvertical leaves more room to plantyour other favorite herbs and veg-etables.

• Save even more space bygrowing fast-maturing vegetableslike lettuce in between vegetableslike tomatoes that take much

longer to begin producing. Thisstrategy, known as interplanting,allows you to grow two types ofvegetables in one space. By thetime the tomato plants becomelarge and start to shade out thegreens, the lettuce will be doneproducing. Not only does thissave space, but it also reduces thenumber of weeds.

Now it’s time to start mappingout your plans for the growingseason ahead.

And be sure to bring you gar-dening questions and stop by and visitme Sunday, March 1 between 10 a.m.

and 1 p.m. at the 2015 Home, Gardenand Landscape Show at the WaukeshaExpo Center for Ask the Expert.

Gardening expert, TV/radio host,author & columnist Melinda Myers hasmore than 30 years of horticulture expe-rience and has written over 20 garden-ing books, including Can’t Miss SmallSpace Gardening, The Midwest

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Tip: Listen for how prospective con-tractors answer your questions.Difficulty communicating now meansdifficulty communicating on the joblater.1. Would you please itemize your bid?

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That makes it easier to compare dif-ferent contractors’ prices. If you needto cut the project costs, you can easilyfigure your options. Plus, an itemizedbid becomes valuable documentationabout the scope of your project, whichmay eliminate disputes later.Contractors shouldn’t give you a hardtime about itemizing their bids. If theyresist, it’s a red flag for sure.2. Is your bid an estimate or a fixedprice?

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