Spring is around the corner, which means that our we'll be able to start planting in our gardens soon! I am definitely looking forward to it. I have been doing indoor garden related activities with the kids at 5 centers this winter, making garden journals, sprouting seeds, planting spinach in containers indoors, making drawings of vegetables to turn into signs for the garden. We've kept busy but I'm sure the kids will really enjoy getting outside and getting their hands dirty, I know I will.
Beginning of March we'll start with peas, spinach, radishes, and arugula. I'm hoping there will be a fair amount of stuff to harvest by the end of the Oregon Pre-Kindergarten program in May. Then come in the Migrant Head Start kids who will really get to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of our garden, summer is when we get to grow and harvest all the warm weather plants that people love so much: tomatoes, peppers, etc.
Heres a short list of the some of the things you can start planting in your garden:
End of February:
Peas
Early March:
Cilantro
Parsley
Arugula
Radishes
Turnips
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Snap Peas
Snow Peas
Under Cloche:
Beets, Lettuce, Broccoli, Cabbage
Late March:
Potatoes
Sow indoors to transplant:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Celery
This is of course by no means a comprehensive list of what can be started. If you have any questions about this or what varieties of the crops to plant, feel free to post a question or you can consult Seattle Tilth's 'The Maritime Northwest Garden Guide', which the best planting calendar I've found and has been indispensable in planning OCDC's gardens this year.
Happy Planting!
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