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  • in Kitchen Garden Almanac

    March Vegetable Garden

    Sowing seed in the garden

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    Snow. Blustery and windy. Mild and sunny. March brings the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Spring for the northern hemisphere will arrive on March 20, the vernal equinox. On this day, the sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west. There will be exactly 12 hours from sunrise […] More

  • in Almanac, Seed Starting

    Seed Starting Vegetables in March

    Biodegradable pots

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    To get a head start on the growing season, start your vegetable seeds indoors. Cold soil and unsettled weather will challenge seeds sown directly in the garden in early spring. Cool-season crops that are the easiest to start from seed indoors are broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, and lettuce. Warm-season crops to start indoors […] More