"You never really finish improving your soil." Amy Ivy says. This is a good time for building soil up in advance of the next gardening season. Testing your soil can help you discover what you might need to improve fertility and balance the soil for what you want to grow.Raised beds can help in that effort by reducing the amount of soil you need to work with. And it can focus your efforts in general. Now that we have finally had a little rain, Amy plans to plant garlic in her newest bed. [full story]