Vegetables and Herbs
Fruits
- Prepare garden beds before planting. Till in compost and fertilizer. Add lime ONLY if recommended by soil test reports.
- Set out young pepper and tomato plants in early April at the coast and mid to late April inland. Wait a few more weeks before setting out cold sensitive eggplant and basil plants.
- Direct sow seeds of green beans, limas, field peas, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, winter squash, and sweet corn.
- Keep an eye out for Colorado potato beetle larvae on potato leaves.
- Harvest garden peas, sugar snaps, and snow peas every few days.
Fruits
- Tie blackberries to a support trellis in preparation for active growth.
- Thin fruit on apple, peach, and pear trees to increase fruit size, prevent limb breakage and reduce insect/disease problems. Fruit should be thinned when they are about the size of a nickel.
