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#SEED SAVERS GARDEN PLANNER HOW TO#

#SEED SAVERS GARDEN PLANNER HOW TO#

Growing Food on Parking Strips and in Front Yard Gardens- WSU Extension Publication FS115E, a free 6-page download PDF, discusses how to assess your site, evaluate your soil, protect water quality, and ensure food safety in parking strips and front yard gardens.

Raised Beds: Deciding If They Benefit Your Vegetable Garden - WSU Extension Publication FS075E, a free 4-page download PDF, explains the benefits and drawbacks to raised beds, deciding whether you need them, choosing soil for them, and how to build them.

Garden Records- WSU Snohomish County Extension, Community Horticulture Fact Sheet #4, a free online publication about keeping good garden records and using them in planning for the next season.

Deciding What to Plant- WSU Snohomish County Extension, Community Horticulture Fact Sheet #2, a free online publication about what crops to grow in the maritime northwest based on vegetable value and nutrition.

Where and When to Plant - WSU Snohomish County Extension, Community Horticulture Fact Sheet #1, about choosing a garden site with adequate sunlight, soil, and access to water, as well as guidelines on when to plant.

Home Vegetable Gardening in Washington - WSU Extension Publication EM057E, a free 27-page download PDF, describes site-specific growing conditions, tools and equipment, vegetable planting, irrigation, soil management, integrated pest management, harvesting, vegetable storage and preservation.Outline: Planning & Garden Design - includes a planning exerciseīelow are resources to enhance your learning. In this class, you’ll learn about frost and planting dates, varieties to select, what “open pollinated (OP)” means, where to plant what, how to avoid pests, succession planting, crop rotation for fertility and plant health, which veggies are easy to save seed from and the consequences of saving seed from hybrid varieties, how to extend the growing season, and the value of a garden notebook. Whether you have a large or small garden space to devote to growing food, you’ll be more successful and satisfied if you do a bit of planning. But before succumbing to plant lust, it’s best to know: What do you want to plant? When can you plant it? How much space will each veggie take? Do you have access to enough sun and water? Do you want to plant seeds or starts? What do you need to consider if you want to save seeds? How can you get the most from your garden for the time and money you invest?

When the days begin to lengthen in the new year, seed companies send out enticing catalogs to seduce us with images of beautiful vegetables. Photos by MG Sharon O’Grady Planning and Garden Design