Garden Plots

Whether you have a small 8' x 10' plot like this one, or a 25' x 50' victory garden, the time to plan is before you start to plant. We're going to start our tomato plants next week, and we need to know how many seedling will be optimal for what we intend to eat and preserve, and where we should plant them for maximum yield. Because of their height, we know they can't go at the east end of the garden, or along the south side, because they'll block out all the sun. We need to put the potatoes on the edge because those will be the last to be dug up in the fall and we want to keep them out of the way. The corn will be tall, and we will have to balance that against the staked beans. Then we need to figure out the low rows of carrots, onions, beets and greens.

I personally prefer to use graph paper, but if I found a computer program I liked, I'd happily use that.

Happy planning!