EARLY GARDENERS GET STARTED
This is it. This is what you have been waiting for. It is now time to get the jump on spring! Potato sets and onion sets are now available and if your garden is not too wet, then you can start planting. With all of the dry weather and the constant winds, there really is no reason that your garden soil should not be dry enough to work. I have noticed over the years that even though the soil has the appearance of being damp, it really is not. Try turning or roto-tilling the soil to see if it will break up easily. If not, if it stays clumpy, then stop or you can ruin your soil.
There are many seeds that can be planted early in the ground as well. Radishes, carrots, beets, spinach, lettuce and peas, just to name a few. This is also the time to start indoors, the seeds of more tender crops such as peppers and tomatoes. Usually from the time peppers are started it takes about 7 weeks until they can be planted outdoors. Tomatoes only take around 5 weeks. But please, do not start seedlings of cucumbers, melons or squash. These items cannot stand even a “cool” night let alone a “cold” night and from seed, they germinate and are up and growing in just a few days. It is best to wait until all danger of frost and cool nights have pasted. Sometime in late May would be the best.
Perennials of all kinds and flowering pansies could be safely planted outdoors any time now. Of course, caution must be given if temperatures drop below 20 degrees. You may need to cover, at night just to protect from blossom damage. Be sure to uncover early in the morning.
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