Sure, there's still snow on the ground at many of our homes. And more possibly in the forecast! But, believe it or not, now's the time to start your garden planning:
- Seed starting: Some seeds can be/ need to be started in pots indoors. Then they'll be primed and ready to go when outdoor planting season comes.
- Put it on paper: Try laying out your garden's "floorplan" or making appropriate lists you'll need as soon as the ground thaws.
Prepping and planning for gardening is a great way to get your head into a sunnier disposition. Spring really is coming, and planning now will give you a head start. Do you plan your garden or other plantings this far in advance? Let us know below what you do this time of year to prep for springtime.
For more inspiration on garden planning, see this post from Keeper of the Home. Image: PlantTherapy: Garden Clippings
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I'm trying to plan it all out, however this is my first time so I'm not quite sure I'm doing everything right. Hopefully I'll still be able to grow some yummy veggies. :)
I spent my snowed-in time planning my garden. I even had time to plan three seasons and a flower cutting garden! I just hope the snow melts and the soil dries out a but in time for the last frost date.
Most of what I am going to grow prefers being direct seeded, so I am not going to bother buying fluorescent lights for seed starting, but maybe next year.
I am excited that this will be the first year I get a full spring growing season, so after the cool season stuff is finished, I will plant summer heat loving transplants purchased at the farmers' market, and then transition to cool loving plants again for the fall.
I spend much of my time thinking about what grows well with what in terms of size and crop rotation, keeping in mind what was growing in my beds previously. I pull out all the seed packets, note the time to maturity and planting time, then make lots of scribbled charts.
jessws61, check out http://www.gardeners.com/. They have a simple garden planner feature that you may find helpful.
I picked up a bagful of gardening books at a library book sale the other weekend, hoping to start planning. I've never planted anything other than leafy houseplants, but I'd love to plant edible things on my north-facing porch this summer.
planting my indoor seeds this week!
renting rototiller this weekend hopefully.
Is it okay to start tubers in the house now and replant them in the garden when it gets warmer? I'm getting impatient to get my ornamental sweet potato started!
Ahh, this is when I like to get out the graph paper and start planning what will go where this spring. One thing is for sure: LOTS MORE HEIRLOOM TOMATOES. (Eight plants wasn't enough. =] )
By the way, I adore the photo used in this post.
I need to do this. We're starting a vegetable garden for the first time this year. Should be fun.
I'm doing my best to start a vegetable garden this year. I've been working on making a plan, but timing how long things will take to be ready to harvest - so I can know what I can plant in that space next - has been a bit of a challenge.
I'm also easily discouraged when it seems like something isn't thriving.
I just lost some early radish sprouts to my chickens - so I need to do some replanting.
I'm documenting my progress here; http://willitgrowpdx.blogspot.com/
and sharing it in a blog has really helped keep me going - if I just want to give up or not bother I think about how sad it would be to just stop posting, and that helps me keep going.