It’s April and spring its coming, right?

So much to be thankful for this month!!  As I write this, the weather is dark and gloomy, with much-needed intermittent rain.  No complaints!  The sun has been so warm that many of us have been gardening in shorts and t-shirts.  But don’t get too excited!  Those tomato plants don’t go into the garden until late May, no matter what the sun says to you!

Here are some plants that can be planted now:

• Lettuce
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Corn salad (not corn stalks!  Corn Salad is a salad green)
• Garlic (for fall harvest)
• Kale and Collards
• Leeks
• Onions
• Pac choi and choi sum
• Parsnips
• Peas – both snap and shelling
• Radish 
• Spinach

Plenty of yummy veggies to satisfy you planting urges!!

If you have room indoors, this is the time to start:

• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Eggplant
• Leeks
• Peppers
• Tomatoes

Be sure they have plenty of direct sunlight, or a grow lamp.

Note – this information came from West Coast Seeds Planting Chart, and can be found in their seed catalogue, free at GardenWorks.  And while you are at GardenWorks, don’t forget to tell them you are a Colwood Garden Society Member, (you may have to show them your card) and get 10% off!  Email meif you don’t have a card yet.  

Speaking of seeds, I have many, many seeds left over from the Plant and Seed Exchange.  If you are planning on planting any of the following, please let me know, and I will put them in a plastic bag and leave them for you at your garden plot.

• Bush Beans
• Snap Peas
• Lattuga Lettuce
• Borage
• Carrots
• Corn
• Zucchini
• Black Turtle drying beans

The Plant and Seed Exchange was a success, in spite of the last minute change of venue.  We were unable to put the tents up in the wild winds, so we held the plant and seed exchange in our garage, and Lynda Dowling kept us quite captivated with her easy, conversation-styled talk about starting gardens, soil enhancers, and best practices for planting seeds and plants.  I think someone took notes, so I will transcribe and add them to my next blog.

One last thing to add — our bottle drive brought in $69!!!!   Let’s keep saving those bottles!  We will have another one soon!  In the meantime, if you end up with too many, email me and we will arrange something.

Big news!  Watch for our new and improved website coming soon!!

All the Best

Barbara Sibbald