Welcome, May! We are always grateful to hear from our readers. A lot of times, you add some wonderfully helpful gardening advice, too! 

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Some tips from our community:

On clay soil: “In clay soil, try composting right in the garden. Toss compostables between rows and scratch them when they start decomposing. It takes time to completely loosen clay. I have also used garden planting soil from the Big Box stores and mixed it with the clay. It helps. I figured out one year that buying a small truck road and using 3 cubic foot bags covered about the same square footage. You have to pay for delivery and then shovel all that soil. Bags are easy to buy 1 or 2 at a time and easily taken from car trunk to garden if you have a wheel barrow. I don’t have a barrow, so I shovel the soil from the big bag into pots or a bucket and use it that way. “ – Anonymous

On hanging baskets: “Warning: I planted morning glories next to the tomatoes and cucumbers . In prior years, Morning Glories had not done well, so I thought it would be the same. WRONG- they took over big time and did not allow the veggies to grow. This year. No morning glories or moon flowers.” – Murshel

On making your own greenhouses: “I’ve seen two quart and one-gallon jugs used as small greenhouses. You cut through the body of the jug, leaving the handle intact, and it provides the perfect greenhouse effect (as long as you punch holes in the bottom for drainage).” – Kalie

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