Traditionally, St. Patrick’s Day is the yearly marker for planting an early spring garden, including potatoes, peas, onions and leeks, and cole crops. This year, we got our potatoes in a day early! The ground has been wet since the snow melt from February, so instead of tilling and planting the potatoes in hilled rows, we demonstrated another method for growing spuds- wire potato cages lined with straw. This method is especially useful in urban gardens where space is limited.  You can read more about planting potatoes and the methods that are best for you here.

Please visit our Kitchen Garden page for more vegetable planting updates during the 2015 gardening season.