Garden Planning

It's always fun to begin plotting out your garden once the snow melts away.  This year I've decided to grow a majority of my kitchen/cutting garden from seed -- mainly to stay within my budget, but also to make the garden more exciting for Ari!

I have two 4x8 foot raised garden beds and want to try the square foot gardening method this year.  I've never done it before, but think it could make for a very full and bountiful garden if it works!  I downloaded these square foot garden planner templates to help map out my garden with flowers, herbs and vegetables.  I also looked up companion planting to take that into consideration in planning plant placements.

I just came across the seed company, Heritage Harvest Seeds this year!  They have a beautiful illustrated catalogue and specialize in rare and heirloom varieties.  The best part is that they are located in Carman, MB...very close to my hometown!  I enjoyed reading through the catalogue and making my selections.

It's only April, so it will be a few weeks until I can sow my seeds outside (I am not starting any indoors to transplant), but I'm looking forward to it!

Here's a list of what will go in my garden:

• Tomatoes (buy plants)
• Cucumbers
• Mesclun mix
• Arugula
• Mini pumpkins
• Carrots
• Radishes
• Peas
• Pole beans
• Basil
• Chives
• Parsley
• Cilantro
• Marigolds
• Nasturtium
• Zinnias
• Dwarf sunflowers
• Cosmos

Here is a helpful chart from Sage Garden Greenhouse with guidelines for sowing seeds in Zone 3.