Planning the spring vegetable garden

  • BUTTERCRUNCH LETTUCE is one spring vegetable that can be sown from seed in the ground or in a raised bed. | TRONG NGUYEN, iSTOCK
    BUTTERCRUNCH LETTUCE is one spring vegetable that can be sown from seed in the ground or in a raised bed. | TRONG NGUYEN, iSTOCK

    March gardening is beginning to kick into gear. Our weather is still yo-yoing from freezing to hot days and windy to still days, but West Texas gardeners are a hardy bunch. Spring gardens can be planted now. Here are some steps to take in planning the spring garden.

    LOCATION Full sun. Vegetables need a dose of full sun for at least 8 hours a day. Position the beds to run east to west, to take advan…