**Growing Fruits and Vegetables with Expert Gardeners**

This hour of Let's Garden is a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their vegetable garden. Join Scott as he chats with Mark Wessell from Gardens Alive and Jenna Bonoront, a YouTube influencer with a wealth of knowledge on vegetable gardening. Together, they dive into the world of soil preparation, discussing the benefits and challenges of clay soil, and share their expert tips on how to improve its fertility and structure.

In this hour, Scott, Mark, and Jenna discuss the importance of soil preparation, sharing their experiences with clay soil and how they've learned to work with it. They also talk about the benefits of mulching, including retaining soil moisture and keeping it cooler, and the potential drawbacks of using grass clippings as mulch. The conversation also touches on the topic of tilling versus no-till, with both Mark and Jenna sharing their approaches to minimizing soil disruption.

The hour also covers the topic of starting seeds indoors, with Jenna sharing her strategy for choosing the right plants to start early and how to determine when to start them. Mark and Jenna also discuss the importance of paying attention to soil temperature and using phenology to determine when to plant annual crops.