Author photo

By Beka Compton
The Times 

May in the Garden

 

Alexandra Fitzgerald

Our 2021 garden experiment: growing strawberries in a vertical trellis system.

Well, it's officially go-time! Those of you in Waitsburg proper should probably be a week or two ahead of me in terms of planting. Living a bit north of town and in a slightly colder spot, we managed to get one very light frost the night of May 7 and still have a slight risk of it tonight (May 10). As such, I held off on planting most of my frost-sensitive crops like tomatoes, peppers, and melons to be safe. Good thing too, as the few plants I rushed into the garden without season extenders had a bit of damage.

If you still haven't planted anything yet, there is still plenty of time. Focus...



For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.

 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024

Rendered 04/19/2024 14:21