Spring into Gardening: Tips for Stronger Soil, Healthier Crops, and a Thriving Harvest
April is a fine time to prepare for a season of abundant growth. Now is the perfect time to start seedlings indoors or directly sow hardy crops like spinach, carrots, and radishes.
Homestead Tip: To enrich your soil naturally, consider companion planting—pairing plants that benefit each other. For example, planting peas with carrots helps aerate the soil while boosting nitrogen for root crops.
If you have backyard chickens, their manure makes an excellent addition to compost, giving your garden an extra nutrient boost for the growing season ahead!
Looking for high-quality seeds to kick-start your garden? Be sure to check out our feature on Chacon Seeds, our local seed vendor offering organic, open-pollinated seeds perfect for your spring planting!
You can visit her Tuesdays, at our Sherman Oaks Farmers Market, 2pm-6pm, 14006 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91324
Starting seeds at home can be both rewarding and cost-effective. To assist you in this process, we’ve compiled a list of products that have proven helpful in our own seed-starting endeavors:
Seedling Starter Trays – we love these because as soon as your seedlings are sprouted and strong you can plant them directly into a large container
Raised Garden Bed – this raised garden bed is just the right size for a patio or side yard and you can move it with you – making growing your own food fun and reliable! They have a variety of colors as well.
Organic Soil – this soil is power packed with nutrients for seed starting including enriched worm castings, kelp and fully cured compost
