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How can you tell when it's okay to start digging?

pbl_ge
10 years ago

I've always heard that you can damage the soil structures if you start digging too soon in the spring, but this is the first time I've lived in a place where there winter stretches this far. We had snow flurries over the weekend, and are just now in the first flush of daffodils. But Bluestone thinks it's planting time and my order arrived a couple of days ago! The ground is very wet, and I have encountered some iciness near the surface in the shade, so I definitely think it's too soon.

Does anyone have any good rules of thumb they follow about when to start digging?

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