Key Winter Planning Tasks

• Review and Reflect: Assess what thrived or failed in previous seasons, noting which crops your household actually ate versus what went to waste. [1, 2]

• Layout and Crop Rotation: Draw or map out garden beds, factor in mature plant height and sunlight needs, and plan crop rotations to protect soil health.

• Order Seeds and Supplies: Browse seed catalogs, pre-order seeds and bulbs, and take inventory of soil amendments, fertilizers, and pots. 

• Tool Maintenance: Clean dirt and rust off pruners and shovels, sharpen blades with a whetstone or file, and oil moving parts. 

• Indoor Seeding: Check local frost-date calendars and start cool-season crops or long-duration flowers indoors under lights. 

If you'd like to tailor your plan, tell me:

• What hardiness zone or region are you in?

• Are you planning a vegetable garden, flower bed, or both?

Seed starting

Transplanting your seedlings