DOWN 1.34. THE S&P LOST FIVE POINTS. WITH SUMMER ON THE HORIZON, YOU MIGHT THINK IT’S TOO LATE FOR THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON. SAM CARTER CAUGHT UP WITH AN EXPERT IN J-TOWN WHO SAYS THAT’S NOT TRUE, BUT YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. ACROSS OUR AREA, THINGS ARE ALREADY IN BLOOM. BUT DON’T LET THAT FOOL YOU. THERE’S STILL TIME TO PLANT YOUR OWN WITH MY POT. STOP IT AND GET OUT OF HERE. AND I’M DONE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF ABOVE THE DIRT GARDEN AND HONEY SHOP, THERE IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION ABOUT GARDENING IN THE METRO THAT TENDS TO STRESS PEOPLE OUT. VEGETABLE GARDEN. THE BIG THING IS WAIT WAIT WAIT, WAIT TILL DERBY. BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CUSTOMERS ARE LIKE, IT’S THE DAY AFTER DERBY. IS IT TOO LATE? CAN I PLAY ANYTHING? LIKE OUR GARDENING SEASON IS DEFINITELY NOT ONE DAY LONG FOR CERTAIN VEGGIES AND HERBS. PLANTING SEASON CAN RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY. WITH ALL OF THAT SAID THOUGH, IF YOU’RE STILL WAITING TO GET YOUR VEGGIE GARDEN GOING, HINSON SAYS YOU MAY WANT TO AVOID BEES. IT’S PROBABLY TOO LATE FOR YOUR TENDER LETTUCES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, WE CALL THOSE COLD CROPS. THOSE GO IN THE GROUND IN MARCH. INSTEAD, HINSON RECOMMENDS PLANTING EDIBLES LIKE TOMATOES, SWEET PEPPERS, HOT PEPPERS, CUCUMBERS, SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI, JUST TO NAME A FEW. AND IF YOU’RE A NEWCOMER TO THE WORLD OF GROWING, ALL THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE INTIMIDATING, HINSON SAYS. TRY TO GROW THINGS YOU ALREADY LIKE AND GIVE YOURSELF A HEAD START. I THINK IT’S EASIEST TO BUY STARTER PLANTS. THE PLANTS WE’VE ALREADY GROWN FOR, YOU GET THOSE IN THE GROUND BECAUSE THEY’RE ALREADY A LOT HARDIER TO BEGIN WITH. YOU STILL FEEL LIKE YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. ABOVE THE DIRT DOES OFFER CLASSES. WE HAVE LINKS TO THOSE