GARDEN GOES TO MARKET

^^^ GARDEN GROWERS - (Above) From left, Martha Whitman, Wes Nettleton, Kathy Keyes prepare plants for sale at the Snellville Farmers’ Market. (Below, top) The Community Garden @ Snellville tent last spring. (Below, bottom) Planting seeds in preparation for the plant sale.

Community Garden plants to be sold at SFM

Spring is in the air and for many of us, it’s time to start thinking about planting vegetables, flowers and herbs.

The gardeners who work with the Community Garden @ Snellville in Briscoe Park have been growing seedlings since February in the garden’s greenhouse. They will have plants available for sale this spring at the extended season Snellville Farmers’ Market. The dates when they expect to have the plant sales include April 3, April 17 and May 1. According to Wes Nettleton, the garden’s lead master gardener, they may also have lettuce and spinach, which prefer cooler temperatures, available by early spring markets. Watch the Snellville Farmers’ Market Facebook page for updates on plant availability. The market is held in the City Hall parking lot, 9 a.m. to noon, on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Vegetables the gardeners expect to offer at the market will include a variety of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Annual flowers will also be available, including zinnias and marigolds. Most plants will be priced at $2 for a four-pack, cash only. All proceeds from the plant sales support the Community Garden, which is a self-supporting project of the Snellville Tourism and Trade Association.

Gardeners will be available at the plant sales to provide tips for planting and caring for the plants they offer for sale.

-Gretchen Schulz, Garden Organizer, Councilwoman