Hello, Growing Season!

April in Spokane is that sweet spot where the soil thaws, the sun lingers and gardeners start dreaming in green. While we’re still tiptoeing around the last frost, there’s plenty you can prep and plan right now. Here’s your guide to getting those pots ready for the season.

Garden To-Do List

Prep beds: Add compost, loosen soil and remove winter debris.
Apply 2-3 inches of mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Start some seeds indoors – tomatoes, peppers, squash and herbs.
Plant cool crops outside.
Watch the weather – Spokane’s last frost is usually in early May.

Cool-Season Veggies

Carrots — steady growers for cool soil
Beets — colorful, forgiving, delicious
Radishes — ready in a flash
Spinach & Lettuce — crisp and cold‑loving
Peas — Spokane’s early‑spring superstar

Blooms & Pollinator Friends

Borage — bee magnet
Chamomile — fragrant and cheerful
Chives — edible, hardy, and pretty

Local Resources

SpoCanopy

Help expand Spokane’s urban canopy by requesting a free street tree for your neighborhood within city limits.
Learn more at landscouncil.org/urban-canopy

Spokane Public Library Seed Library

Check out up to 12 free seed packets (6 edible, 6 ornamental) each season with your library card.
Browse seeds at spokanelibrary.org/discovery-garden

ChipDrop

Mulch is a gardener’s best friend for moisture retention and weed suppression. ChipDrop connects you with arborists who will deliver a load of wood chips for free.
Request a drop at getchipdrop.com

Water Wise Rebates

Thinking about replacing lawn with native or drought‑tolerant plants? Spokane offers rebates for lawn removal and drip irrigation conversions

Spokane Edible Tree Project

If you have a fruit tree that produces more than you can use, register it so volunteers can harvest and donate the produce to local food programs.
Get involved at spokaneedibletreeproject.org/take-action