To all the lovely people,

Spring is here and that means garden! I hope you already have a good start but if not here is a general guide for you to follow. Most of us live in zones 9 or 10 so I will include only those two zones. I hope this will be your best garden year yet!

Please so not forget the compost and mulch - with the water shortage it is important to conserve as much as we can.

Paul

May To-Do List for Zone 9

• Plant last runs of lettuce, choosing heat-tolerant varieties that are slow to go to seed.
• Start new plantings of melons, squash, dried beans, okra, and southern peas that thrive in heat.
• Set out heat-loving petunias, moss rose...