The vernal equinox, marking the first day of spring, occurs in late March every year.
You’ll forget by the time fall rolls around and it’s time to plant more.
This pictorial documentation can help you visualize any bulb losses you have year to year, as well.
Check in on your owncompostbins; they could probably use a good turn.
Irises and daylilies are an excellent example; hostas are another.
This is also how youll take inventory of what didnotsurvive this year.
With the weather becoming more extreme year to year, even perennials can succumb to weather events.
Buying now, when plants are still small, will help save money.
Don’t forget edibles
If you’ve not yet plantedpeas, it’s go time.
They can be direct sown outside and need to be grown against some support.
Give away extras, or ask your neighbors for their extras if you need them.
I look for my perennial edibles to check that they’ve survived the winter.
The horseradish has been staking it’s claim, poking up leaves from its usual plot.
I’ve already replaced a fewartichokesthat didn’t make it through the last ice storm.
Now is the time to plant more asparagus crowns, too.
If you oughta replace yours, you’ll find rhubarb at your nursery.
Fiddleheads and ramps (which, as a reminder, you cangrow at home) should be emerging.
The spring rain is excellent for helping these seeds I direct sow to germinate.
Plant them from seed now, and you’ll have enough of this root vegetable to cook all fall.
Brussels sprouts also need that long summer to grow if they’re going to be ready for Thanksgiving.
Finally, your nursery will have all your onion sets to get into the ground.
Keeper onions and leeks need the season to be ready for harvest in late summer or early fall.
Once the water is on, test your controller and look for signs of any leaks in the lines.
Spray them between plants so you are not transferring disease.
