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Spring G ARDENING T IPS
How to optimize growing conditions, and what to plant
By SARAH RAVITS
April in New Orleans is when the weather is generally at its most pleasant, making it an optimal time to get outside and get your hands in the dirt.
Even the most amateur among us can find some success in growing right now, whether it’s in a confined space like a front porch or balcony, or a big backyard that’s been waiting for a makeover.
Travis Cleaver, the site coordinator for Grow Dat Youth Farms, says the most important thing to know for first time planters, especially when it comes to planting edible items like herbs and veggies, is to make sure to get containers or raised beds.
Planting an edible garden directly into the ground is risky, not just because of potential flooding but also because there can be soil quality issues.
Instead, he recommends virtually finding anything that’s off the ground. “You can make it as small as a gallon, or use an old tub, or build something out of wood -- it can really be anything you want it to be,” he says.
Selecting soil is also an important step. Cleaver recommends a mixture of clay, sand and organic material. Often it is necessary to buy soil, he says. But if you want to use what’s in your yard, he recommends doing an at-home soil testing kit first to find out if there are unwanted chemicals in the soil such as lead.
He also says it can be helpful to add mulch to your home garden. Mulching means adding a layer of organic matter, like grass cuttings or leaves to the top layer of the soil. Over time, the layer is broken down by organisms and is converted into natural fertilizers and nutrients.
“Mulching is great for retaining moisture in the soil and keeping weeds at bay,” says Cleaver, who adds that he prefers pine straw as the best material to use.
Planters and raised beds work best for edible gardens.
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Spring is an optimal time to plant herbs including parsley.
Other ways to improve the soil quality include adding a bit of plant food which also helps the plants grow strong.
Cleaver says smaller plants to try out this time of year include herbs like oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil and cilantro.
While it can be satisfying to grow a plant from a seed, he recommends beginning with four-inch starters, which can be found at most nurseries, big box stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot, and local grocery stores.
If you want to go bigger and have the space for it, he says spring is the time to plant fruit trees like
persimmons, pecans and lemons in the ground –not in containers. “Most of what we plant (at Grow Dat) is citrus,” he says. “There are a lot of varieties that grow well because of our climate.”
With that in mind, he also recommends taking precautions a few months down the road, when the city is prone to drought and extreme high temperatures. Shade cloth is a suitable material for protecting plants in the high sun. He also says to just really keep an eye on things; often you’ll have to ramp up the watering, or implement other shading devices like umbrellas to help beat the heat.
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