HFI Forum :: Topic: Starting my Garden Early (2/3)

Welcome, Guest

We are looking to build a large (easy to access) library on everything from keeping chickens, organic gardening, aquaponics, to preserving all the foods we produce. So please consider writing articles for all our members to enjoy!

Post an article HERE!

TOPIC: Starting my Garden Early

Starting my Garden Early 27 Dec 2013 18:08 #306

Katie OFFLINE New Member Posts: 3 Good Job(s): 1	That's fun software. I subscribe to it through growveg.com. You can have up to five garden plans. We have a large enough garden that I can do a four orfive year rotation. I keep thinking that I'll plot out my rotations, print them out and stop subbing but it's so nice for making notes and keeping track of varieties...I just keep paying the $25/yr. And it's fun, hehe.
	The administrator has disabled public write access. Good Job(s) from: CDfromKY

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 03:44 #321

CDfromKY
Wise Old Gardener
OFFLINE
Senior Member
Posts: 67
Good Job(s): 18

www.motherearthnews.com/garden-planner/vegetable-garden-planner.aspx

Here's a link to the Garden Planner. You can try it for 30 days free then you subscribe for one year. It's the best garden planner I have found yet. It gives you planting times inside and outside for your area. It shows you how many plants you can grow in your space and so much more! You just put in your frost dates and plot size. It's fun and takes out a lot of guess work in garden planning.
It's private requires a password BUT you can share to public if you choose.

Mother Nature is my Teacher
Horses are my loves
And I can become awed
By a pair of Mourning Doves

The administrator has disabled public write access.

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 06:18 #322

BrianV OFFLINE New Member Posts: 15 Good Job(s): 10	Matt, earlier this year you guys posted a chart on your facebook page about companion planting, I gave that a try this past year with pretty good results, I haven't seen the planner from mother earth news, but the two could probably be used together
	dirt under your fingernail's is a sure sign of clean living The administrator has disabled public write access. Good Job(s) from: HFI_Matt, CDfromKY

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 11:17 #326

AdminEric "Chickenman" or "Palletman" OFFLINE Expert Member Posts: 81 Good Job(s): 26	I'd love to see the garden plan as well!
	The administrator has disabled public write access.

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 13:42 #328

HFI_Matt ~ Humble Servant ~ OFFLINE ADMIN Posts: 927 Good Job(s): 108	BrianV wrote: Matt, earlier this year you guys posted a chart on your facebook page about companion planting, I gave that a try this past year with pretty good results, I haven't seen the planner from mother earth news, but the two could probably be used together I don't remember anymore:( Was it me or Kathy that posted it? Good idea for sure!
	He who has a glass house should not cast stones... The administrator has disabled public write access.

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 13:42 #329

CDfromKY
Wise Old Gardener
OFFLINE
Senior Member
Posts: 67
Good Job(s): 18

AdminEric wrote:

I'd love to see the garden plan as well!

Just click on the link I put there it will take you to the home page. There's even samples and a video. Also videos on YouTube. You can try it free for 30 days. I was hooked by day four!! They have improved it and you can do crop rotation very easy with this app. I cannot even begin to state all that it does. One thing I have asked them to do was give us the option of putting in companion plants. Some have that filled in and others do not. I do companion planting so I always look them up when I'm planning a garden. Succession planting is made easier also!

BTW discovered this last season celery and cabbage love each other!

Mother Nature is my Teacher
Horses are my loves
And I can become awed
By a pair of Mourning Doves

The administrator has disabled public write access.

Good Job(s) from: HFI_Matt

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 17:18 #337

AdminEric "Chickenman" or "Palletman" OFFLINE Expert Member Posts: 81 Good Job(s): 26	I found this... Attachments: CompanionP...FTFA.jpg (493KB)
	The administrator has disabled public write access. Good Job(s) from: HFI_Matt, CDfromKY, Panda

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 17:20 #338

AdminEric "Chickenman" or "Palletman" OFFLINE Expert Member Posts: 81 Good Job(s): 26	Thanks CD. I have the planner as well. I need to utilize it better. Maybe you can teach me the ins & outs or give some pointers on how you use it best.
	The administrator has disabled public write access.

Starting my Garden Early 28 Dec 2013 17:56 #340

HFI_Matt ~ Humble Servant ~ OFFLINE ADMIN Posts: 927 Good Job(s): 108	AdminEric wrote: I found this... Nice Eric:) I will be sharing that for sure!
	He who has a glass house should not cast stones... The administrator has disabled public write access.

Starting my Garden Early 29 Dec 2013 09:57 #352

BrianV OFFLINE New Member Posts: 15 Good Job(s): 10	Here is the companion planting chart that I thought I grabbed from the HFI facebook page earlier this year, I used it this past year with pretty good results, the thing I like is the color coding
	dirt under your fingernail's is a sure sign of clean living The administrator has disabled public write access.