April is prime time for cool season crops. Not only can these edibles tolerate the cool nights and light frosts that are sure to occur in early spring, most of them NEED these conditions to thrive. Yes, the end of May is the ideal time to plant warm season crops like tomatoes, pepper, and eggplant seedlings and direct seed beans, squashes, cucumbers, and corn. BUT, you are completely missing out on a very important planting window if you don't plant in April.

Here at Natureworks we are often asked to help customers select plants for the sole purpose of attracting birds to their yards. While I do have several "bird borders" filled with berried shrubs and evergreens for cover - it was in the lawn where I first spotted the Indigo Buntings as they feasted on dandelion seeds.

One of my absolute favorite things to grow from seed are onions! I seed a full tray of them every February and harvest big onions in mid July. It gets my hands in some soil in the winter and is a very rewarding crop to harvest and eat throughout the following winter! Here is a photo essay of the steps I do. Give onions a try!