Time to start planting early veggies
Jenny Harwood, gardening associate at Quincy Hardware and Lumber, stands in the store’s gardening section. Harwood said now is the time to start planting vegetables that can handle slightly cooler temperatures. These include things like peas, lettuce and onions.
Joel Martin/Columbia Basin Herald
Jenny Harwood, gardening associate at Quincy Hardware and Lumber, poses with a rack of plant starts, including the ones best suited to this time of year. Choosing the right plants and spacing seedlings out properly can help improve their yield.
Jenny Harwood, of Quincy Hardware and Lumber, shows starts of onions and cabbage. This is the time to start putting those and other early edibles in the ground.
QUINCY — Spring has finally arrived in earnest, and that means it’s time to start getting some vegetables in the ground, but choosing the right ones and planting them according to their respective needs is important. Right now is the time for cold vegetables, according to local gardening professionals.
Become a Subscriber!
You have read all of your free articles this month. Select a plan below to start your subscription today.
Already a subscriber? Login
