Emily Johnson, assistant coordinator at FOOD For Lane County’s GrassRoots Garden, looks over tomato starts in the garden’s greenhouse in Eugene Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard
It’s been a wet and cold spring this year, which means gardeners might have had to wait a little longer than normal to get their summer plants in the ground. With warmer weather on the way, we’re entering a transition period great for planting both cooler-weather and heat-loving vegetables, experts said.
“If you still want to grow cool season crops, you can still get things like cabbage and carrots and beets and peas and all those kinds of things in the ground,” said Erica Chernoh, Oregon State University horticulture assistant professor of practice. “But we’re also now heading into that period of time where you do start to plant tomatoes and peppers and eggplant and more of those heat-loving crops as well.”
By Makenzie Elliott, Register-Guard