The preview of spring that we had in mid-March put some of us "off-track" when it comes to what we can be planting in our vegetable gardens. Our calendar needs to regulate what we plant rather than the thermometer, which as we've seen in the last 2 weeks, can change very dramatically. In this part of Ontario, we can expect hard frosts until mid-May & some years even later.


Now is a great time to be planting some small fruit plants. Strawberry & raspberry canes will do well if they get an early start. There's also some other fruit bushes, blackberry, rhubarb, blueberry, currants & grape vines that can be planted now.
I'm getting excited about getting the tiller into the garden to work up the soil, getting some fertilizer on & planting some lettuce seeds & onion sets. Nothing like a fresh salad, straight from the garden.