Commentary by Noah Herron

Spring is in the air and we just got an extra hour of daylight. Pretty soon windows will be opened up with fresh air blowing through the house. This is a signal to most gardeners to get outside and start preparing your yard and garden for spring plantings. March is time to clean the yard, prepare garden beds, start indoor vegetable seeds and watch for early spring blooms.

Some gardeners like to grow their own vegetable transplants and others prefer to pick them up from the local garden center. For those that enjoy the whole process from start to finish, now is the best time to start your cool season crops and warm season vegetables. Grab your seed trays and get growing.

What to Plant Now:

Indoor Sowing: Tomato, pepper, broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce seeds.

Outdoor Sowing: Seed potatoes, onion sets, garlic, peas, radish, spinach and cabbage plants.

Noah Herron is owner of Urban Farmer Garden Center, 4105 W. Ind. 32, Westfield. To contact Herron, call 600-2807 or visit www.ufseeds.com.