Early May is ground zero for do-it-yourself gardeners. Itâs when everyone looks for healthy, starter plants to fill their vegetable and herb gardens. Getting plants into the soil around Motherâs Day has always been a key date for local gardeners in the MidAtlantic region.
During the year 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic kept people quarantined at home to stop the spread of infections, many garden centers actually sold out of flowering plants, ground cover and, especially, vegetable plants. Families staying close to home with pandemic safety guidelines took to gardening to keep them occupied.
In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, along with garden centers, greenhouses and farm stands, one popular place to purchase starter plants was at the Herb and Garden Faire at the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum.