Livermore Fourth Street Community Garden

With this lovely weather we have been having lately, our thoughts turn to the spring and summer plantings. I would like to recommend a book that may be a help in planning your next season's garden. It is "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. He gives a lot of good ideas for how to get the most out of a small space. He also has tips on what to plant, how to water, and soil improvement.

The seed catalogs have started arriving too, so we can dream about what to plant next. You may want to experiment with starting seeds and raising your own plants. It is possible to get much more variety when you order seeds and do your own starts.

It has also been suggested that we have a community box or two for growing perennials, like artichokes, strawberries, rhubarb, etc. That way we can replant our own boxes easily, and still have some of our perennial favorites.