Feb 6

Why Timing is the Most Important Garden Skill

Hi friends,

If we’ve met before, there’s a good chance it was at the Scale House Market. I’m Amy, a Certified Garden Consultant behind Thyme & Trowel Garden Consulting. I help gardeners create simple, productive kitchen gardens that actually work with our Spokane growing season—not against it.

One of the biggest challenges I see each spring isn’t what people plant—it’s when they plant it.

In the Gardenary method, timing is everything. Cool-season crops like lettuce, peas, and radishes thrive in cool soil and don’t mind chilly nights. Warm-season plants like tomatoes, basil, and squash need patience—they truly want warm soil before heading outside, no matter how tempting those first sunny days feel.

Good gardening isn’t about doing more, earlier. It’s about learning when to move and when to wait. That kind of restraint often makes the biggest difference in how a garden performs all season long. In our seed starting class this past Wednesday, we went over all of the cool-season crops that we will be able to start by seed this month, like dill, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, and cabbage, with a plan to plant those out mid-March - weather permitting.

If you’d like help designing/preparing your garden or mapping out what to plant when for your own space, I’m now booking spring garden consultations. This is a great time to create a clear plan before the season takes off.

If you’d rather learn in community, you can view details for my March class here.

— Amy

Schedule a Spring Consultation!

View details for my March class at The Scale House Market here.