Search
Latest topics
» New to SFG in Arlington, Txby sanderson Today at 3:13 pm
» Soil Blocks: Tutorial In Photos
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 5:20 pm
» Manure tea overwintered outside - is it safe to use?
by Mhpoole 4/24/2024, 7:08 pm
» Advice on my blend
by donnainzone5 4/24/2024, 12:13 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by OhioGardener 4/24/2024, 8:16 am
» Rhubarb Rhubarb
by sanderson 4/23/2024, 8:52 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 4/23/2024, 1:53 pm
» What do I do with tomato plants?
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 4/23/2024, 1:36 am
» N & C Midwest: March and April 2024
by Scorpio Rising 4/22/2024, 4:57 pm
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by sanderson 4/22/2024, 2:07 pm
» Sacrificial Tomatoes
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 4/22/2024, 10:36 am
» From the Admin - 4th EDITION of All New Square Foot Gardening is in Progress
by sanderson 4/21/2024, 5:02 pm
» Seedling Identification
by AuntieBeth 4/21/2024, 8:00 am
» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 4/21/2024, 6:56 am
» Three Sisters Thursday
by sanderson 4/20/2024, 5:25 pm
» Recommended store bought compost - Photos of composts
by sanderson 4/20/2024, 3:08 pm
» Compost not hot
by Guinevere 4/19/2024, 11:19 am
» Maybe a silly question but...
by sanderson 4/18/2024, 11:22 pm
» Hi from zone 10B--southern orange county, ca
by sanderson 4/18/2024, 12:25 am
» Asparagus
by OhioGardener 4/17/2024, 6:17 pm
» problems with SFG forum site
by OhioGardener 4/16/2024, 8:04 am
» Strawberries per square foot.
by sanderson 4/16/2024, 4:22 am
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by sanderson 4/16/2024, 4:15 am
» April is Kids Gardening Month!
by sanderson 4/15/2024, 2:37 pm
» Creating A Potager Garden
by sanderson 4/15/2024, 2:33 pm
» Butter Beans????
by OhioGardener 4/13/2024, 5:50 pm
» Companion planting
by sanderson 4/13/2024, 4:24 pm
» First timer in Central Virginia (7b) - newly built beds 2024
by sanderson 4/13/2024, 4:16 pm
» California's Drought
by sanderson 4/10/2024, 1:43 pm
» Anyone Using Agribon Row Cover To Extend The Growing Season?
by sanderson 4/8/2024, 10:28 pm
Google
About making the garden plan
4 posters
Page 1 of 1
About making the garden plan
Since certain squares will be ready for a new crop earlier than others, do you make your garden plan simply based on what you plant first. For example, if I wanted to plant spinach now and then beans in that spot after the spinach was done--how do I organize that in a plan?
Most the plans I see on this forum seem to just list a crop/square.
Amy
Most the plans I see on this forum seem to just list a crop/square.
Amy
ajpriebe- Posts : 9
Join date : 2011-04-08
Location : Eastern WA zone 5
Re: About making the garden plan
Such a great question. I hope to see the answers here, too. I have not tried to transition cool to warm season before. Let alone warm back to cool in autumn. I hope to figure something out, but some experienced SFG'ers' opinions would sure be welcomed by me.
BackyardBirdGardner- Posts : 2727
Join date : 2010-12-25
Age : 50
Location : St. Louis, MO
Re: About making the garden plan
I use the computer garden plans at the beginning to list my first crops.
This year I plan to make better use of my space. I also drew my garden beds on paper in squares large enuf to write in the crops. This plan goes in my garden notebook. My beds are listed as #1, #2, etc from left to right, front to back of the garden.
For some early crops like early spinach, early lettuce, bush beans, turnip....I place a line diagonally across from corner to corner and list a possible 2nd crop on the lower half of the square like fall broccoli, cauliflower, bush beans, fall spinach, fall greens.
A crop that takes a longer time to mature is followed by one that has a shorter maturing time.
That way when the first crop is harvested, I'll know what to put in its place.
This year I plan to make better use of my space. I also drew my garden beds on paper in squares large enuf to write in the crops. This plan goes in my garden notebook. My beds are listed as #1, #2, etc from left to right, front to back of the garden.
For some early crops like early spinach, early lettuce, bush beans, turnip....I place a line diagonally across from corner to corner and list a possible 2nd crop on the lower half of the square like fall broccoli, cauliflower, bush beans, fall spinach, fall greens.
A crop that takes a longer time to mature is followed by one that has a shorter maturing time.
That way when the first crop is harvested, I'll know what to put in its place.
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 82
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: About making the garden plan
Great question! I think the charts at the end of the book will help but for me it's more of a hands on thing that will help me understand the chart more.... As I've been going, I have the moments afterwords when I reread the book and just now get what it was saying. I'd love to see how people who've been doing it plan it all out to really have a year long working garden.
ModernDayBetty- Posts : 298
Join date : 2011-03-19
Location : Central Washington Zone 7a
Similar topics
» Making my 2012 garden plan but....
» Garden Plan Help, Please!
» Garden Plan
» Garden plan v. Garden reality
» Here's my 4X8 Garden Plan
» Garden Plan Help, Please!
» Garden Plan
» Garden plan v. Garden reality
» Here's my 4X8 Garden Plan
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|