March

• Continue to advertise your garden meeting through community channels. Hold the meeting early in the month to share plans and designs, and to sign up volunteers. Designate a volunteer drop-in day for your garden, and brainstorm additional ideas and resources.

• Purchase garden tools and supplies.

• Collect soil sample and have it tested. Also test for lead/cadmium - contact your local county extension office for more information.

• Order any additional seeds and seedlings.
• Depending on your location, start seeds indoors.

• Set a date for soil and compost deliveries if ordering in bulk.

• Prepare soil in plots as soon as it is dry and weather permits: top-dress vegetable and flower beds with compost. In established gardens, turn under cover crops, or “green manure.”

• Mulch all garden pathways now to prevent weeds.
  
  
• Start your compost! Refer to the composting section for guidance.