- Prepare raised beds for vegetables if drainage is a problem. Soil can just be dug from paths into the beds to raise them, but a structure helps to keep it there.
-Vegetables that can be planted outside now include broccoli, Brussel’s sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chives, endive, leeks, lettuce, peas, radishes, rhubarb, rutabaga, spinach, and turnips.
Maintenance and Clean Up
-Allow foliage of spring-flowering bulbs to brown and die down before removing.
-Apply compost to berries and perennial vegetables. Mulch to prevent weeds and moisture loss.
-Continue dividing herbaceous perennials until soil dries out if you want to spread or share them.
Fertilizing sustainably
-Make your own compost from yard debris and kitchen waste.
-Mulch with leaves, clippings, or wood chips.
-Use organic fertilizer or compost.
-Don’t fertilize when heavy rain is likely. That can wash fertilizer into streams where it becomes pollution.
-A soil test shows which nutrients and amendments would be most helpful. Click here for an extension article that includes lots of information on soil testing.
Slugs
Use traps or safer iron phosphate baits for slug control near susceptible plants. See blog for details.
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