How to Plan Your Garden

A productive garden starts long before the first seed goes in the ground. In this class we walk through planning a vegetable garden from start to finish, so you know what to plant, when to plant it, and when you can expect to eat from it.

What we’ll cover:

• Seeds or starts? Which plants are worth starting from seed and which are better bought as transplants, plus how early to start seeds indoors.
• Planting calendar: Which crops go in early, which have to wait for warm soil, and which grow best sown directly in the ground instead of transplanted.
• Harvest timing: How to use “days to maturity” and your planting dates to work out when each crop will be ready, so you can plan meals, canning and succession plantings.
• Garden layout: Spacing, sun, and placing plants so they work well together and are easy to tend.
• Supporting structures: Which plants need trellises, cages or stakes, and the options for each.
• Cover crops: An introduction to cover crops and how they build and protect your soil between seasons.

Bring your questions, your garden space measurements, and any seeds or plants you’re already thinking about. You’ll leave with a plan you can put to work this season.