Spring and early summer is the time to plant summer veggies like peppers, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, melons and strawberries.

1. Selecting the site
1. Full sun (at least 6-8 hours) of direct sunlight each day
2. Needs to have access to regular water; best to avoid overhead watering if possible
2. Preparing the site
1. Amend the soil with E.B. Stone Flower & Vegetable Planting Mix
2. Mix in E.B. Stone SureStart fertilizer (vegetables and fruits take a lot out of the soil, so add plenty each year)
3. Turn the soil well to about eight inches as you mix in amendment and preplant fertilizer
3. Planting your seedlings (remember to grow only what you like to eat!)
1. Dig a hole twice as deep and one-and-a-half as wide as the roots
2. Mix ¼ cup of SureStart in bottom of hole
3. Plant at same level as plants’ soil
4. Firm soil around roots
5. Create a “well” of soil around plant to hold water as it soaks in
4. Plant about 30- to 36-inches apart (strawberries much closer—8-inches—and pumpkins and melons farther, about 4-feet—they’ll spread even more)
5. Provide sturdy supports for tomatoes, such as with a tomato cage.
6. Protect from slugs and snails at planting time if necessary—they love little seedlings!
7. Water thoroughly every three days for first few weeks; then once a week throughout the spring at summer
8. Feed with an E.B. Stone fertilizer every 6- to 8-weeks, following directions.

Enjoy your own veggies and fruits with real, home-grown flavor! Share all your extras with your neighbors!

View our Plant guides for care tips for specific plants >

View our Plant library to get an overview of the edibles we carry >

1. Clean Up – In early spring, thoroughly rake all leaves, and winter debris from off your lawn
2. Mow – Once your lawn begins to grow, mow and edge it to give it a nice tidy appearance.
3. Observe any dead patches (no green, all brown.)
1. Remove dead grass
2. Replant with sod or with seed
3. Water Well
4. Feed – Use a weed and feed type fertilizer. Follow directions carefully. This will ensure a weed-free lawn.
5. Begin watering regularly – remember: it’s better to water less often, but deeply rather than frequent shallow watering!
6. Feed regularly, following directions carefully

You may also like our Container Garden Video to help you learn how to pot your plants.

1. Choose your pot (make sure it has holes for drainage)
1. Lightweight (plastic, Styrofoam, fiberglass)
1. Great for balconies, porches, apartments
2. Require watering less often
2. Clay (natural terracotta and glazed)
1. Lots of colors, patterns
2. Less likely to tip over in wind
3. Long lasting
2. Fill with potting soil
1. EBS Edna’s Best Potting Soil – great all purpose
2. Danish Potting Soil – high water retention for very hot areas and moisture-loving plants
3. Fill ¾ full, mix in starter fertilizer (EBS Starter Fertilizer)
4. Tamp down soil—add more to reach ¾ full
3. Place plants – arrange on soil surface as desires
4. Using trowel, plant one at a time, firming soil around each plant, adding soil if necessary
5. Soil should be about 2-inches below top of rim to hold water
6. Water thoroughly (water should come out bottom) two or three times
7. Place on saucer to protect surfaces (show samples of types)
8. Feed regularly (Osmocote, EBS, or other)

1. Choosing your herbs
1. Grow what you’ll use—what are your favorites?
2. Grow what’s expensive to buy in the grocery store
3. Buy certified organic plants 
2. Choose the best location
1. Full sun to ½ day sun
2. Regular water
3. Containers
1. Can move around to capture sun
2. Can enjoy as centerpieces
3. Can bring indoors on kitchen windowsill (not all herbs, however)
4. Some herbs are best in pots—mints especially (otherwise, they’ll run rampant)
3. Planting
1. In the ground
1. Amend soil well—all edibles like well-draining soil, rich in nutrients such as EB Stone Planting Compost
2. Add organic starter fertilizer such as EB Stone Sure Start
3. Dig hole, firm soil around
4. Make a little well around plants with excess soil to hold water
2. In pots
1. Use organic potting soil such as EB Stone’s Edna’s Best Potting Soil
2. Use organic starter fertilizer
3. Can combine herbs in one pot
4. Fill pots, firm the soil, dig hole, place plant, firm soil
5. Soil surface should be an inch or two below pot rim to hold water
3. Water thoroughly a couple of times
4. Water regularly, but allow soil surface to dry between watering
5. Feed regularly with organic plant food (as noted on the box)
6. Snip as needed for fresh herb flavor
7. Share with friends!