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In honor of Spring having sprung, we'll be celebrating nature this week!
Here's a great post to get your veggie garden off to a great start, BEFORE summer hits!
It is beginning to look like spring!
Gardeners everywhere are anxious to get started on planting.
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Veggies
Early spring is the perfect time to plant some veggies.
There are many varieties that are hardy enough to handle the cooler temperatures.
Cool is not the issue. However, you do need to be on guard for frost.
If frost is expected, early planted vegetables will often survive if you cover them well.
Veggies You Can Plant Now
Below are just a few examples of vegetables you can begin to plant.
Speak to your seed vendor concerning the correct variety.
If you have a favorite vegetable, there is probably a variety that is available for early spring planting.
- Lettuce- Leaf variety
- Cabbage- Golden Acre and Michihili
- Carrots- Little Finger and Scarlet Nantes
- Peppers- California Wonders and Sweet Banana Peppers
- Onions-Sweet White Walla and Yellow Spanish
- Beets-Detroit Dark Red
Flowers
Flowers
There are also many flowers that are ready to plant.
Much like your early vegetables, these plants are tough enough to stand up to most things.
Frost is not a threat if you cover the plants before the temps drop that low.
Click this link for a lovely Iceland Poppy Seed plant .
Other flowers that grow well this season include:
- Sweet Peas
- Petunia
- Sun Flowers
>- Babies Breath
- Marigolds
- Geraniums
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Herbs
If you plant herbs now, you will have fresh herbs to season all of your veggies as they come in. They add flavor to vegetables that you are canning or putting in the freezer. The good thing about herbs is they are easily planted inside and can be moved outdoors as you would like.
Herbs have long been used for medicinal purposes. The internet is a good place to find the steps in making your herbs into oils and using them for skin and other health issues.
They can be potted or planted in hanging pots. As long as they have adequate water, drainage, and sunlight, they will grow. Some of the easier herbs to grow in your early garden include:
- Basil
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Mint
- Oregano
- Sage
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Mint
- Oregano
- Sage
- Parsley
Tips
You can use coffee cans to make hanging herb plants.
Use a nail on either side and tie a rope (knot inside) to the sides of the can.
Use the nail to punch drainage holes in the bottom.
You can paint the cans of you would like to. Your plants are easily suspended from a fence post. They make lovely yard decorations, tastes great, and are an easy move.
Use a nail on either side and tie a rope (knot inside) to the sides of the can.
Use the nail to punch drainage holes in the bottom.
You can paint the cans of you would like to. Your plants are easily suspended from a fence post. They make lovely yard decorations, tastes great, and are an easy move.
Save your kitchen compost (peelings and such) to use on your veggies and herbs as fertilizer. This is an inexpensive way to have the most flavorful harvest, and your garden is completely “green.”
Summary
While the season has a lot of impact on your garden, it is not the most critical part of your early spring garden.
The single most important step you can take is buying fresh and disease-free seed. Buying seed from large department stores and chains is a mistake. You have no way of know when the seeds were harvested and how they were stored before arrival at the store. Garden disease is difficult to overcome. The smartest thing you can do is not allow a disease to impact your garden in the first place.
The single most important step you can take is buying fresh and disease-free seed. Buying seed from large department stores and chains is a mistake. You have no way of know when the seeds were harvested and how they were stored before arrival at the store. Garden disease is difficult to overcome. The smartest thing you can do is not allow a disease to impact your garden in the first place.
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