Spring is coming fast. Seed catalogs are coming in the mail and the space where my garden will be is still flat, hard, and covered in grass. I have a lot of work to do.
For Starters, I have compiled a list of spring vegetables and a list of suggested planting dates
SPRING PLANTING DATES:
Asparagus after 2/1
Beans, snap bush 3/5 - 5/1
Beans, snap pole 3/5 - 4/15
Beans, lima bush 3/15 - 4/15
Beans, lima pole 3/15 - 4/15
Beets 2/1 - 3/1
Broccoli 2/1 - 3/1
Cabbage 2/1 - 3/1
Carrots 1/15 - 3/1
Cauliflower (transplant)2/1 - 3/1
Swiss Chard 2/1 - 3/15
Corn, sweet 2/25 - 5/1
Eggplant 3/15 - 5/1
Kohlrabi 2/1 - 3/1
Lettuce 2/1 - 3/15
Cantaloupe 3/15 - 5/1
Onion, plants 2/1 - 3/1
Parsley 2/1 - 3/1
Peas, english 2/1 - 3/1
Peas, southern 3/25 - 5/20
Pepper, transplant 3/15 - 5/1
Potato 2/14 - 3/1
Potato, sweet (slips) 4/10 - 5/15
Pumpkin 4/1 - 4/20
Radish 2/1 - 5/1
Spinach 1/1 - 2/15
Squash, summer 3/5 - 5/1
Squash, winter 3/5 - 5/1
Tomato, transplant 3/15 - 4/10
Turnip 2/1 - 3/10
Watermelon 3/15 - 5/1
Note: These planting dates are for the Texas Hill Country area. Planting dates vary from region to region. Check local university horticulture websites for possible planting date lists or go to the farmers markets in your area and start picking brains. No one knows better than the people who are market farming. Also, when choosing your seeds, look for information on which varieties grow best in your region.
After ordering my seeds I am going to work on my plot before they arrive. As I said, the area is still hard as a rock with mediocre soil. I will be bringing in soil and creating a raised bed. The best feature of this garden: it's right outside my front door. Yes!
Well, it is off to ordering seeds.
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