Better late than never, right? Don’t be thinking YOU’RE late. I’m the one who is late getting these posts up! Below are some veggies you can get started now. Overwhelmed? Just pick one or two from each category. Focus on foods you are EATING RIGHT NOW. Or maybe yesterday. Just get started!
Get ‘em in the ground! Hurry!
- Peas
- Beets
- Radishes
Note: These three are ridiculously easy to get going right now. Add some compost or organic fertilizer to your soil. Till it a little (stick a shovel or garden fork in and turn it over a bit). Add some peat moss if the soil is too heavy. Then plant (according to instructions of course).
Start ‘em inside. It’s easier!
- Lettuce
- Salad greens
- Kale
- Chard
- Onions
Note: Also ridiculously easy to grow. Get them started inside in little pots or soil blocks (soil mashed together like you would with a sand castle at the beach). Once sprouting, place under lights or a bright window. Harden them off outside, in a sheltered place near the house, even bringing them in at night for a few nights. Then once hardy, plant them outside. Make sure to sprinkle slug bait or another anti-slug method so they don’t munch on your lovelies.
Keep in mind…picture summer
- Basil (inside)
- Tomatoes (inside)
- Cilantro
Note: These will need additional lights, easiest on a timer, 14 hours per day. They will need to be up-potted (transferred to a bigger pot) when outgrowing the first one. Don’t you dare think about putting them outside until end of May. And REALLY baby them with the hardening off period. They will respond with early tomatoes if you can show some restraint in unleashing them to the big bad (cold) world out there.
Good luck!
