2025 Garden CSA Member Info

Welcome to the Garden CSA Member Page! Here you will find info about your membership, including plant lists, pick up dates, growing information and varietal lists. This page is only available to current Garden CSA members and you need to have a link to access it. I will send the link with every email that goes out this season. If you have trouble accessing any of the files on this page email me and I will send you a direct file! Lily at csa@lilstarts.com

2025 Grower Guide provides growing information for all of the plants you will be receiving plus info on nutrient and pest management, monthly plant lists and anticipated date

April Info

Delivery is schedule for Friday April 11th. 

Pickup at Oracle Orchard is available on Saturday April 12th or Sunday April 13th, 10am-6pm. 1211 NE Faloma Rd, Portland. Plants will be set up on the driveway.

Pickup at Montavilla Market is scheduled for Sunday April 13th, 10am-2pm .  7700 SE Stark St, Portland. Our booth is located on the south side of the market along the alley. 

Plant list:

  • Two 6 packs Lettuce 
  • Two 6 packs Snap Peas 
  • One 6 pack Violas 
  • One 6 pack Scallions 
  • Parsley
  • Onions and Leeks
  • One 6 pack mixed Kale, Lacinato, Curly, Russian 
  • One 6 pack Swiss Chard
  • One 6 pack Mixed Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower
  • 1 Italian Parsley
  • 2 Calendula, 1 Borage and 2 Snapdragons

Due to weather and seasonal variations, the monthly dates for your plant shares are not set in stone. Typically April plants are ready around the 15th, May plants are ready around the 7th and 'June' plants are usually ready the last week of May.

You will receive an email at least one week ahead with your scheduled pickup/delivery date each month. This email will also include your plant list and month specific garden tips. And there is flexibility! If the scheduled date does not work we can make arrangements for a different day.

You can choose your own varieties for a lot of the plants! Use the forms and variety description files linked below to make your selections. 

Fill out the 2025 May Plant Selection Form before April 20th if you want to choose your own tomatoes, ground cherry, tomatillo, summer squash, zucchini or winter squash varieties. If you do not fill out the form you will get the default varieties.ou can check out our online nursery for descriptions and images of all plant varieties or look though these text files: Tomato List, Ground Cherry/Tomatillo List, Summer Squash/Zucchini List, Winter Squash List 

Fill out the 2025 June Plant Selection Form by May 4th if you want to choose your own peppers, eggplant, cucumber or melon varieties. If you do not fill out the form you will get the default varieties. You can check out our online nursery for descriptions and images of all plant varieties or look though these text files: Pepper List, Eggplant List, Cucumber List, Melon List

May

Usually ready between the 8th and 15th but since there are a lot of heat loving plants we wait for the weather and soil to reach the right temperature.• 

  • Four Tomatoes, you can choose the varieties
  • Two Summer Squash/Zucchini, you can choose the varieties 
  • Two Winter Squash, you can choose the varieties 
  • Three Physalis, you can choose the varieties 
  • Two 6 packs Green Beans 
  • One 6 pack Lettuce 
  • Two Basil  
  • Marigolds, Cosmos

June 

  • Four Peppers you can choose the varieties
  • One Eggplant you can choose the varieties
  • Two Cucumbers you can choose the varieties
  • Two Melons you can choose the varieties
  • Sunflowers, Zinnias
  • One Six pack Lettuce
  • One 6 pack Dill 
  • One 6 pack Cilantro