The Demo Garden Blog

The first of the spring seeds are in the ground and ready to grow as of this afternoon!

Seeds are going into the ground in our Family of 4 Garden!

In the Family of 4 Garden, we planted a 4′ x 4′ area to radishes, lettuces, spinach, and mesclun mix. The remaining 4′ x 4′ area devoted to spring salad vegetables will be planted in about 2 weeks. This will allow a more consistent harvest of salad vegetables throughout the spring. In mid-May, any remaining lettuces and greens will be harvested to make room for the winter squash.

In the Year-Round Salad Garden, we planted a 4′ x 6′ area (about 1/4 of the area) to more radishes, lettuces, spinach, and mesclun. We will plant again in 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 5 or 6 weeks. As the weather warms up, we space the plantings closer because the plants mature more quickly.

Another raised bed was planted to two types of peas: ‘Feisty,’ a type of shelling pea, and ‘Dwarf Grey Sugar,’ a sugar snap pea. In May, the peas will be replaced with eggplant.