Gardening in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Area

1. What can I plant now in Atlanta?
2. How do I find my local community garden?
3. What flowers can I plant in April in Georgia?
4. What flowers can I plant now in Georgia?
5. What's good to plant right now?
6. What month should you start a garden?
7. How do you plot a community garden?
8. What do you do at a community garden?
9. What can you grow in a community garden plot?
10. Is it too early to plant flowers in Georgia?
11. What can I plant in early April in Georgia?
12. Does lavender grow well in Georgia?

What can I plant now in Atlanta?

These include tender vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant, as well as crops with a long growing season, like broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. Most other crops do best when sown directly into the garden soil.

How do I find my local community garden?

You could start by asking at local schools. Many schools are beginning to dedicate space to gardening, and oftentimes this is open to the public. Aside from public schools, try colleges and universities as well. Office buildings in major cities often provide space for gardens on their property.

What flowers can I plant in April in Georgia?

Plant the seeds of annual flowers such as marigold, cosmos, zinnia and celosia. Mix lots of soil conditioner in beds to help them be drought tolerant.

What flowers can I plant now in Georgia?

Native plants

• Shasta daisy — This bright perennial is a classic. ...
• Purple coneflower — Another perennial, the purple coneflower is found across most of the eastern US. ...
• Sunflowers & black-eyed Susans — Black-eyed Susans are some of the most common flowers in America…and they're in the same family as sunflowers.

What's good to plant right now?

15 Vegetables You Can Plant Now for Fall Harvest

• Radishes. Radishes are one of the quickest maturing crops at four weeks from seed to harvest. ...
• Broccoli. Broccoli can be sown directly into the garden in late summer for a fall harvest, or plant from transplants for a little ease. ...
• Brussels Sprouts. ...
• Turnips. ...
• Collards. ...
• Green Onions. ...
• Kohlrabi. ...
• Lettuce.

What month should you start a garden?

If you're new to gardening, you may think the growing season doesn't begin until April or May. But that's not true — you can start planting seeds much earlier. In fact, you should! If you start the right crops now, you'll likely be harvesting your own fresh veggies by April or May.

How do you plot a community garden?

CHOOSE A SITE

1. Identify the owner of the land.
2. Make sure the site gets at least 6 full hours of sunlight daily(for vegetables)
3. Do a soil test in the fall for nutrients & heavy metals.
4. Consider availability of water.
5. Try and get a lease or agreement which allows the space to be used at least for 3 years.

What do you do at a community garden?

Community gardens provide space for people to work together to create beautiful, productive spaces. Local gardeners report that by getting involved in community gardens, they spend more time outdoors, interact more with neighbours, meet new friends, and experience improvements in their mental and physical health.

What can you grow in a community garden plot?

The Best Vegetables to Grow in a Community Garden Plot

• The benefits: meeting kind and generous people from all over the world who share a love of gardening and learning from each of them by watching what they grow and how they set up their gardens.
• BASIL. ...
• CABBAGE. ...
• LEEKS. ...
• ONIONS. ...
• PARSLEY. ...
• PEPPERS, SWEET OR HOT. ...
• POTATOES.

Is it too early to plant flowers in Georgia?

But don't get too eager to plant those colorful flowers or herbs in the garden just yet. Melissa Mattee, an Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension-Fulton County, said you may want to wait until April 15 to plants outdoors.

What can I plant in early April in Georgia?

April. Plant your choices of the following "warm-season" or "frost-tender" crops: beans (snap, pole and lima), cantaloupe, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, okra, field peas, peppers, squash, tomatoes and watermelon.

Does lavender grow well in Georgia?

Lavender grows well in Georgia if you get a few things right. Lavender thrives in the alkaline soil of France. ... Our soil is acidic.