February 19, 2025

Planning Your Garden in Three Simple Steps

We cover three simple steps to get the garden growing, from sun and soil to seeds and lights.

Garden Planning

Seed Starting Equipment

Our Seed Orders

It’s time to start planning and planting the garden! This is one of the most exciting times of year – dreaming and scheming for our best garden yet!

In this episode we cover three simple steps to get the garden growing, from sun and soil to seeds and lights.

We talk about soil testing, seed starting mix, transplanting schedules and germination tests.

We also dig into the seed stash and talk about all the seeds we’re planning to buy this year, and the seed companies we’re shopping with!

See our Seed Starting Tips & Tricks video on Youtube

Check out our Top Five Favorite Seed Catalogs from Season 1 Episode #2

Find the seed companies we mention in this episode:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Eden Brothers
Fedco
Great Lakes Staple Seeds

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