Prepping for Spring Begin the vegetable garden with cool season crops such as potatoes, onions, asparagus, rhubarb and strawberries. Seed semi-hardy vegetable crops, such as lettuce, turnips, radishes, after Feb 15th. Till flower and vegetable beds with Back to Earth Soil Conditioner or purchase a raised bed garden kit from TLC Garden Centers. Plant shade and fruit trees, berries, grapes and shrubs. In late February, seed new areas or overseed existing areas of shady lawn gra