| Spring Color | Dates | Spring Color | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Group | February 8-14 | Yellow Group | April 5-11 |
| Pink Group | February 22-28 | Green Group | April 19-25 |
| Red Group | March 8-14 | Blue Group | May 3-9 |
| Orange Group | March 22-28 | Violet Group | May 17-23 |
To Do This Week
| Start Seeds Inside | Transplant Plants | Plant Seeds Outside |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce | Cauliflower Onions (started from seed) Swiss chard |
Beets* Carrots* Potatoes* Radishes* Spinach Swiss chard Turnips |
| *New plant! This was added since the previous week. | ||
If you haven’t created your garden plan and prepped your garden, it’s time!
Plan
- Decide what veggies you want to plant, and how much of each.
- Create a garden plan! Use the tool linked here, or draw out your garden on paper, mapping out where each type of plant will go.
Prepare
- Complete an inventory and create a list of items you need
for your garden.
- Purchase seeds
, onion sets, compost, and any other equipment you need
- Prepare soil by adding compost and/or other amendments, till or turn it.
- Set up trellises
and other supports
for spring vegetables.
Beets
Beets are a semi-hardy vegetable. Beets do not transplant well. Plant beets directly in the garden.
Carrots
Carrots are a semi-hardy vegetable that grow best in cool weather with lots of sun. Carrots do not transplant well. Plant seeds directly in the garden.
Carrot seeds take a long time to germinate, and need consistent watering until they do. It’s best to mist or use drip irrigation so you do not wash the carrot seeds away.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower grows best in cool conditions, but it is sensitive to frost and warm temperatures. It’s time to transplant cauliflower into the garden. Whether you started your own or purchased plants from a store, be sure to harden off before planting in the garden.
Lettuce
Lettuce is a semi-hardy vegetable that grows best in cool weather or partial shade during the summer. Lettuce can be planted directly in the garden next week. To harvest lettuce sooner, start seeds inside now, or purchase transplants.
Some say lettuce can be started even sooner. If you want to try, keep in mind that lettuce can tolerate freezing temperatures, but won’t do well past 25°F
Potatoes
Potatoes are a semi-hardy vegetable that grow best with lots of sun. They are a tuber that is grown from certified seed potatoes, which can be purchased at a nursery or home and garden store. It is best to let the potato sprout before planting. If you want, you can then cut it into several pieces with 2-3 sprouts in each piece. Allow the cut potato to crust over before planting.
Onions
Onions are a hardy vegetable that grow best in cool weather. When planting onions, you have 3 options–seeds, sets, and transplants.
Now is the time to plant onion transplants. Harden off and put transplants in the garden now.
Radishes
Radishes are a hardy vegetable that grows best in cool weather. It does not transplant well. Plant radish seeds directly in the garden.
Spinach
Spinach is a hardy vegetable that grows best in cool weather. Plant spinach directly in the garden as soon as the ground is 40 degrees (not frozen) and you are able to work the soil.
Swiss chard
Swiss chard is a semi-hardy vegetable that grows well in many climates. Now is the time to plant swiss chard transplants in the garden.
If you have started seeds inside, the transplants are ready when they have 4-6 true leaves. Be sure to harden off before planting in the garden.
You can also plant swiss shard seeds directly in the garden now.
Turnips
Turnips are a hardy vegetable that grows well in cool conditions. Turnips are always grown from seed.
