It is early enough that we can plan some things we are going to do,
or would like to do and possibly some that we should not do

Having a considerably longer growing season than many places, allow you to
start earlier in the spring and carry on later in the fall.
This is to your advantage. Actually anyone can have a nice garden if they try, even those who claim pitifully to say “I do not have a green thumb.”

Here are some tips you should be doing before spring.

Inspect all your seed-starting trays and make sure they’re okay to be used.

Purchase your seed or use seed you saved last year.

Prepare containers and soil.

Most seeds germinate better with bottom heat.

Think about getting a heating pad or heating cable, which get placed under seed trays.

Start lettuce in a cool greenhouse,in pots or direct seed in a cold frame.

The soil might be cold, but you can sow arugula, mache, snow peas & Asian greens in raised beds, as long as the soil is not waterlogged.

Garlic, which was planted last fall emerges soon. Feed it with fish or kelp fertilizer in liquid form now until June.

Peppers are slow starters. They need heat and lots of light.After developing two sets of true leaves, fertilize them about once a week with diluted fish fertilizer.

I hope this will help you to get your garden going.

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