Show Date: 16 Jan 12
There are more, but we’ll start there! 
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- Shade garden construction
- Planting the “easy spreader” or “fills in rapidly”. These 2 phrases mean invasive. If that’s what you want, and there are times I have, then by all means plant them. However, if you want an orderly garden you might reconsider these types of plants.
- An old adage said that you can never have too many wood ashes. Well, in Minnesota, you most certainly can. Our soil is mostly neutral to alkaline, wood ash will only add to that. So, my advice is not to add it to your gardens or add it LIGHTLY.
- Many of us have clay soil. It seems logical to add sand to help the soil drain better. If you use fine sand then you’ll just create dirt clods. You can use a small amount of COARSE sand but only a small amount. My advice is to continue to add compost to your soil instead. This will help fluff it up and create better drainage than sand.
