186271 636 House & Garden General Gardening Planting true Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:03:33 -0700 /system/videos/1/71/62/18/186271.flv house, home, gardening, garden, turning, over, soil, planting, preparing, bed How To Turn Over Soil http://www.howcast.com/videos/186271-How-To-Turn-Over-Soil http://www.howcast.com/videos/186271-How-To-Turn-Over-Soil/edit approved 81 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=186271"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=186271" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 theprohouse http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186271/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 499 false false false 72666 0 17 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186271/17.jpg Put on your gloves and lay the tarp out flat next to your garden. Using the shovel, remove enough dirt to create a hole 1 foot and 2 inches deep. Place the dirt onto the tarp.

]]> 72667 1 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186271/29.jpg Step to the side of the hole you created and make another one exactly like it. This time, however, place the dirt you remove into the first hole. At the end of the row, scoop the dirt off the tarpaulin and fill in the last hole.

]]> 72668 2 43 Tip While turning the soil, make sure to turn over any dead plants and weeds. These will form mulch, a covering on the ground that will enrich the soil.

]]> 72669 3 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186271/51.jpg Repeat these steps until you have turned over the entire garden plot. The soil should now be darker, crumbly, and moist.

]]> 72670 4 59 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186271/59.jpg Using your garden fork, stir up the soil. Start at the beginning of the plot and go row by row, moving from left to right. This will help mulch in any dead or decaying organic material. Get ready to plant now – you’re all turned over!

]]> 72671 5 74 Fact Earthworms help turn over your soil throughout the growing season by tunneling through the dirt.

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