Behind in your garden planning?

Behind in your garden planning? Hey, me too, what a coincidence!

I have awoken along with the daffodils that are blooming and the tulips that are sprouting.

Maybe I need that sense of urgency. I am working on finding a new full-time job, taken a part-time job, started a small business and working on a certificate in web development at my local community college so I am doing other things that have a higher priority-like earning a living.

Enter gardening which for me is a fun hobby that gives me a really important break from the stresses of life. Secondarily, it is now allowing me to procrastinate the assignment I have due this week.  

Garden Plot Spreadsheet

Here is one of the ways I plan my garden, specifically the 4 foot by 8 foot raised bed. It’s a simple Excel spreadsheet that I use to identify what is going in each square foot and what is coming up next in that same spot for the summer plot. The spinach will die off when it starts to get hot, but it can share the space with the carrots because they will grow into the summer. I have column with a list of the plants and the date I want to either start indoors or direct sow (put the seeds in the dirt outside). It is really helpful to keep notes like this to refer to next year. I am happy to share this spreadsheet, send me an email and in the meantime I am going to figure out how to share on Google Docs or something similar.

Spring vegetables like spinach, lettuce, arugula and radish will not continue to produce when it starts to get too hot, but growing these things in the spring is so rewarding. Salad alone is my goal. And planning for summer at the same time does not take all that much more time. So bundle your planning.

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