Spring crops comprise most cultivated plants, including bread grains (spring wheat, rye, and barley), groat crops (millet, buckwheat, and rice), legumes (peas, beans, and lentils), oil plants (sunflower, soybean, and sesame), fiber crops (flax and cotton), vegetables (cucumbers, pumpkins, dill, and lettuce), and feed …

So if you want to get started right away, here are my favourite plants to sow in Spring.

• Beetroot. Why? This sweet, bright purple vegetable has loads of great health benefits and is delicious in soups, stews, smoothies and even cakes!
• Spinach. Why?
• Kale. Why?
• Carrots. Why?
• Brussels sprouts. Why?

Spring Fruits:

• Apricots.
• Avocados.
• Carrots.
• Cherries.
• Grapefruit.
• Kiwis.
• Kumquats.
• Lemons.

Herb and vegetable gardens are perfect for planting in the spring. You can enjoy their offerings just in time for your first summer bbq. Choose vegetables that you can seed directly into the ground or into containers, such as peas, beans, radishes, carrots, lettuce, and swiss chard.

Early Spring – As Soon as the Ground is Workable

• The ground is considered workable as soon as it is no longer frozen and it is not too wet to work.
• Bareroot perennials, as long as they are dormant, can be planted now.

Modular trays are useful for sowing half-hardy summer bedding plants such as marigolds (Tagetes), Lobelia, and Petunia. Label each seed tray. You will need to sow them under cover, or in a heated propagator, at the correct temperature, only putting them outside when the weather is reliably warm day and night.

It is OK to start planting trees, shrubs, perennials and ground covers in early spring, as long as the soil conditions permit. The soil will take longer to dry out after snow and rain because it’s cooler in spring.

Ways To Plant Perennials They are the easiest option for planting perennials flowers. They are best to plant in the spring, after the last frost, when temperatures are between 45°F – 60°F. Purchase bare root plants when you can plant them right away, so they don’t dry out.

1. dig the planting hole. Dig the Planting Hole. Dig a planting hole two to three feet wider than the root ball to allow plenty of room for the roots.
2. prev. inspect the root ball.
3. Water the Shrub. The most important step to planting is watering the shrub immediately after planting.
4. apply mulch around base of shrub. Add Mulch.

You should wait until the heat of summer has passed to plant any other trees or shrubs. Fall: September through December is the right time to plant in hotter climates of the South and West—without the heat of summer and before the colder weather sets in. Roots grow best when the soil temperature is at least 40 degrees.

Fall tends to produce more good planting days than Spring. Whether you are planting grasses, spring-blooming bulbs, perennials, trees or shrubs, they all will do great when planted in the Fall!