Live Self Sufficient

The old cliché about the early bird catching the worm may not apply to gardening but the earlier you plant garden, the earlier you can harvest your crop so I am going with it. Now learning when is it too early to plant garden or in some cases, too late to plant garden comes with experience. Each year you might know your weather better than the generic averages given out.

Where I live there is always one more frost two weeks after most people say it is okay to start planting your garden. Since I have lived here for a while I know that so I wait until I see the temperatures consistently above freezing and notice the ground not as hard. You get a feel for these things after years of planting a garden.

This article provides a good overview broken down by crop type when you should plan to plant garden. This is a great way to start out and as you go see what works for you. Watch for patterns in the environment and see how your crops do. Each year tweak your seeding schedule to make sure you maximize the output of your garden.

One thing to keep in mind is that if you are going to start your plants early by seed than this may not apply to your garden. Generally if you are going to start your seeds inside, you want to start at a much earlier timeframe so that you are transplanting a growing plant by the time most people are only laying seeds.