When is the Best Time to Plant a Vegetable Garden?

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Vegetable Garden image by Southern Foodways Alliance: Flickr.com

Start planting crops such as lettuce, peas and corn in early spring or after the last frost. Wait until after Memorial Day to plant warm-season crops, such as peppers, eggplants and tomatoes.

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Karen Carter spent three years as a technology specialist in the public school system and her writing has appeared in the "Willapa Harbor Herald" and the "Rogue College Byline." She has an Associate of Arts from Rogue Community College with a certificate in computer information systems.

Photo by: Southern Foodways Alliance: Flickr.com

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