Native Veggies for Spring
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ABIGAIL LANOUE
One of the first pieces of advice a novice gardener may be given is that “if you want to know what will grow well for you, look in your neighbor’s yard.” The idea behind this adage is that the growing conditions in a region— soil, length of the growing season, temperatures, and average rainfall—are key to successful cultivation of everything from trees and shrubs to perennials and annuals. But such factors are also key for the vegetable garden as well.
