To moisten a new bag of potting soil or seed-starting medium, open the bag and pour in a quart of VERY HOT water. Seal the bag tightly and let it sit for 24 hours. Check the moisture content and repeat if necessary. Seed starting medium should be evenly moist before you plant in it.

Q: What do the numbers on fertilizers mean? What's 5-10-5? A:

The PA Garden Expo "Where Imagination Blooms"

runs from Friday Feb. 26 to Sunday Feb 28 at the Pennsylvania Far Show Complex in Harrisburg. Tickets are $12.50 adult; children 12 and under free. Multi-day passes are $18 per adult. Discount Tickets available at www.pagardenexpo.org For more info call 717 236-4300

Attention Disabled Gardeners!

Are you or someone you know gardening with any sort of disability? If so, I'd LOVE to hear from you! I'm looking for great tips, techniques, tools, and just general ideas about what it means to garden with disability, to include in the second edition of my book "Accessible Gardening." Write me at Blue_Moon_Edit@yahoo.com.