Research spring/summer vegetables and herbs. Consider what your family will eat and what you might like to store. With our amazing climate, you can switch out to fall/winter vegetables for a year-round garden. With so many to choose from; this list is just a start to get you thinking.

Herbs and vegetables like a lot of mild fertilizer to grow. Organic food provides a safe, slow-release option. Purchase the type of fertilizer you are most likely to use: Dry – scatter on the soil around the plants and gently mix in to the soil. Liquid concentrate – use a hose end sprayer or mix with water in a bucket. Powder water soluble – use a powder approved hose end sprayer or mix with water in a bucket.

MONITOR FOR PESTS
Vegetable gardens can attract friends. From aphids to deer and gophers – you will have competition for your valuable produce.

• For snails & slugs use copper tape or snail/slug control.
• For deer & rabbits use perimeter netting or vegetable garden approved repellent.
• For gophers use sonic gopher repellent or traps.
• For insects use multi-purpose insecticide – like controls containing neem or horticultural oil.
• For ants use ant bait.

MONITOR FOR FUNGUS & DISEASE

• Control your watering; remember, no overhead/over-leaf watering.
• If problems arise, control with copper or sulfur based fungicides.