How to Plan a Garden | Seed Organization, Timing & More

Hello! Today I've got a somewhat chaotic video of how I plan my garden! I'll show you how I easily keep notes throughout the growing season in my calendar and journal, and how I apply that information to a planting plan and seed organization. It's a lot of info so I've provided timestamps! 0:00 Intro 0:40 Soil Testing 1:50 Start [Composting 2:06 Selecting Seeds 4:52 Why Use a Garden Calendar? 6:16 Know Your First & Last Frost Date 7:17 Organizing Seeds in Order of Planting 8:57 Recording Planting Times in Calendar 10:04 Other things I put in my Calendar 13:28 Garden Journaling 14:06 Designing the Garden Layout 16:27 Outro USDA Garden Zone Calculator: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ Zone 4-6 Planting Calendar from Fruition Seeds: https://www.fruitionseeds.com/learn/blog/timing-is-everything-fruitions-seed-starting-calendar/ The Calendar I'm using from Hudson Valley is for sale on their site: https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/products/spring-planting-guide Here's what I keep my seeds in: https://www.staples.com/Really-Useful-Box-3-Liter-Clear-3C/product_673264 Want more content? Check out my Patreon for early, ad-free video access, exclusives, and more! https://www.patreon.com/pamsprettyplants Curious about my favorite plant supplies and books? Here’s a link to my Amazon Storefront where I list everything you’ll see me using (if I love it)! https://www.amazon.com/shop/pamsprettyplants *DISCLAIMER if you choose to shop through this portal, I do make a small commission through Amazon’s affiliate program. Thank you so much for this support if you choose to do so! I value your trust and will only recommend items I genuinely love and use!* FTC/Head’s Up! This video is not sponsored. Description may contain affiliate links, which will always be labeled. Music acquired from Epidemic Sound Interested in trying Epidemic Sound? Here is my referral link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/oaos5u/