Now is the time to start planning your vegetbable gardens and flower beds. If you can buy supplies such as fertilizer and lime now, you might can save money instead of waiting later this spring to purchase. If you can do the intial tilling of your garden now and apply fertilizer and lime, it is advantageous because these elements need 30-45 days to leach down into the soil to become effective. Later on in the spring, you can retill in order to plant. Adding a mixture of potting soil to your garden and flower beds will ensure a strong intial root development and worth the cost. By careful planning now, it will enable you to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables in the summer months as your gardens matures.