Gardening By Season

If you’re new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn’t begin until April or May. But that’s not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier.

In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you’ll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.

But notice, I said you must start the right crops.

There are a handful of plants that thrive in the cooler conditions of late winter and early spring. And in this post, you’ll learn which crops qualify.

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Spring Crops to plant now!

The following 16 crops tolerate nippy nights and, in some cases, even light freezes:

• Beans

• Broccoli

• Cabbage

• Cauliflower

• Chinese cabbage

• Collards

• Endive

• Kale

• Kohlrabi

• Leeks

• Lettuce

• Mustard

• Peas

• Radicchio

• Spinach

• Swiss chard

I spy several superfoods on that list!