Spring Brings Thoughts of Gardening

Time to dust off the gardening gloves. Spring has sprung!

Spring begins each year on the equinox, which is Latin for "equal nights," according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. As the sun crosses the equator, both day and night are equal length. That point was reached at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.

The season seems to have come early in Southern California. Many people have commented how everything has been budding and flowering early because of the generally warm, dry winter.

To help everyone gear up for getting their hands in the soil again, Ramona Patch has created a gardening page, where you can find a selection of our previous articles on subjects such as compost, planter boxes and fruit trees.

A planting guide from University of California Cooperative Extension, with zone and season specific recommendations, is attached to this article.

Enjoy spring. Feel free to upload to this article any photos or videos that show off your own spring garden or neighborhood. Remember to caption them.

Happy gardening!