The new moon is approaching- April 5th, by my calendar. April is a big month to really start to get going on the outside planting, which means we have to get caught up on the preparing of the planting beds! We’ll work on that today at Ujima.

Below is a list of what we’ll prepare to plant (best days are 7th, 8th, 11th, & 12th);

Outside planting of seeds : leeks, green onions, chives, cilantro, swiss chard, quinoa, lettuces, fennel, parsley, broccoli, beets, spinach, peas. In late April we’ll plant sunflowers, scarlet runner beans and Nicotiana (some of my favorites)! If we stick to the moon planting guide this may be more like the week of May 4th.

Inside planting of seeds in late April: cucumber, pumpkin, basil- did I say BASIL-YUM, amaranth and blue morning glory. We are going to plant so much basil!!!

Thanks to the Maritime Northwest Garden Guide, it doesn’t seem so overwhelming.

May all enjoy the beauty of growing our own food, and may food always be abundant for all! Linda