Planning Your Garden In 3 Easy Steps

Lindsay Spurrier • February 18, 2022

What to plant? When to start? When to transplant?

There is no reason to reinvent the wheel! Here is what I have created for our garden this year. Hopefully, it will help you.

Please know that are affiliate links in this post, which means that I may get some commission off any purchases. But please understand that I only suggest products that I myself would use and love, and I hope that you love them too!

plant seedlings for the garden

#1 What to plant?


It can be so hard trying to figure out where to start when you want to create your own produce. You need to take into consideration your Growing Zone and Frost Dates. https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ is a great resource to find your Zone. As for Frost Dates, check out https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates

Consider what your family eats regularly and make a list of what you want to grow. Then start researching where you want to get your seeds from. A few of my favorites are ...

https://www.organic-heirloom-seed.com/

https://rohrerseeds.com/

Make sure to mention you heard about them HERE!


#2 and #3 When to Start Seeds and Transplant Seedlings?

calendar of planting dates for seeds and seedlings in PA

Once you have laid out your planting schedule, you need to make sure you have supplies for starting those seeds! Check out my post Growing Simple Foods in Your Kitchen for some more tips and tricks, but below are items that also might be helpful! I would love to see your garden progress! Feel free to share them with me at rootedinfaithfamilyfarmlife@gmail.com


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