What to harvest now

🌾 Now can still be harvested the last winter vegetables and perennials: winter salad, turnips, cauliflower, cabbage, parsnips, leeks, and perennial aromatic herbs

What to sow or plant now

🌱 You can sow now early spring plants that tolerate lower temperatures: lettuce, spinach, peas, radishes, carrots, cabbage

🌱 You can sow now directly outdoor in warmer areas and indoor in other places : tomatoes peppers, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber

📹🌶️Check my video on how to sow pepper from seeds

🌱 Now is a great time to start growing your garden trees from their cuttings and branches

🌱 For more information of what and when to sow indoors or outdoors, check our Seeds and Seasons Calendar for help

🛞 Be mindful with crop rotation. Check our advice if you did not plan it yet

To-do list

✔️ Don’t prune grape vines after late winter to avoid weakening your plants

✔️ Put supports in place for beans, peas or plant them in proximity to companion plants (Corn)

✔️ If you amend your soil or balcony or window sills containers with supplements now, this should be done at least three weeks before you plant

✔️ Repot container-grown fruits if needed

✔️ Protect your early seed sown from birds and slugs with natural controls

Sustainability actions

🐝 Enrich the soil by using manure fertilizers (cover crops or green fertilizers):

• Lupin: enriches the soil through nitrogen fixation
• Sunflower: helps to stabilize the soil thanks to its robust root system. This is particularly beneficial if your area is prone to soil degradation
• Rye: enriches the soil though adding organic matter that increases the soil’s ability to retain moisture. Additionally, rye can inhibit the germination and growth of certain weed species
• Other: phacelia, alfafa…