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By DR. DIANE RELF
■Uffuiir.iock Newt Contributing Writer
Gardeners often wonder whether to do their plowing or tilling in the spring or fall. Working the soil in the fall has serveral advantages over the traditional spring plowing. It allows for earlier planting, since the basic soil preparation is already done when spring arrives.
The turning under of a large amount of organic matter is likely to result in better decomposition when done in the fall, as autumn soil temperators are higher than those of early spring, and there is more time for the process to take place.
Working in Fall Reduces
Some Problems
Insects, disease organisms and perennial weeds may be reduced by fall plowing both because they end up underground or exposed to harsh winter weather. The physical condition of heavy clay soil may be imr
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