MARCH: ON WITH SEEDS

It’s Spring, 3/21 officially, and we’ll see more green — yes St. Patty’s Day, but, outside, the emerging shoots in your garden beds and sprouting branch buds, all give us hope for what’s to come.  Just this past week, I’ve seen blooms of snowdrops, and crocus and awakening daffodils, hellebores in full bloom, and skunk cabbage, signals of Spring.

I wanted to share a trusted northeast gardener’s advice on seed starting.  Here you’ll find tried and true info on her A WAY TO GARDEN website. When to start annuals or vegetable seeds in trays, when to transplant based on your climate zone. Planting now for cold weather crops, do you start from seed indoors, or sow now in your garden beds?  How far apart do I make my rows and how deep to plant seeds? Or, wondering if those old seeds you have are still viable?

Margaret Roach is a well-regarded author and educator, podcaster, NYT columnist, who conducts tours and workshops at her Hudson Valley garden.  I hope you’ll enjoy her regular blogs and very informative advice as much as I do.  With gardening, you never stop learning!

CLICK HERE  for great advice, tips, FAQs — then go get your hands dirty!