Right about now it might feel like spring is never going to arrive. Don’t despair! Every year, the Earth unfailingly makes its journey around the sun to, eventually, bring our corner of the world, the longer, warmer days we’re dreaming of. In the meantime though, half the fun of spring is planning for it! And there’s no better way to plan for spring than to dream into what you’ll plant in your vegetable garden!
Early spring crops might be the sweetest by virtue of how keenly we’ve anticipated their arrival. Or, maybe we love them so much because they offer us the first chance to get our hands dirty! These spring favorites can all be sown directly into cold soil and will let you get the jump on gardening season!
Watercolors by Laurie May Coyle, Member of the Board of Directors.