Planting Timeline

Your seasonal garden schedule

Your Planting Calendar

Late April
(Now)
  • Start tomatoes indoors
  • Direct sow carrots, lettuce, spinach, arugula
  • Start cucumbers/squash in biodegradable pots
Mid-May
  • Transplant tomatoes, cucumbers, squash outdoors
  • Succession sow more lettuce/spinach
  • Harden off seedlings first (7-10 days)
May-June
  • Harvest early greens (30-45 days)
  • Squash spreads into empty space
  • Install trellises for climbing plants
July-August
  • Harvest tomatoes, cucumbers, squash
  • Save seeds from best fruits
  • Succession plant fall crops

Growth Stages

1
Germination
Week 1-2
  • Seeds sprout in 3-10 days
  • First leaves appear
  • Keep soil moist
2
True Leaves
Week 3
  • True leaves form
  • Begin weak fertilizer
  • Stronger stems
3
Transplant
Week 4
  • 2-3 true leaves
  • Move outdoors
  • Harden off first
4
Growth
Week 5-6
  • Rapid vine growth
  • Increase watering
  • Add support
5
Harvest
Week 9-10
  • First harvest
  • Pick regularly
  • Enjoy!

Save Tomato Seeds

Fermentation Method

1

Choose Fruit

Pick fully ripe, healthy tomato from vigorous plant. Only heirlooms.

2

Extract

Cut tomato, squeeze seeds + pulp into jar. Label immediately.

3

Ferment

Add splash of water. Cover loosely. Keep warm 3-5 days. Stir daily.

4

Rinse

Viable seeds sink. Pour into strainer. Rinse thoroughly.

5

Dry

Spread on paper towel. Dry 1-2 weeks. Seeds should snap, not bend.

6

Store

Paper envelope, label with variety + date. Store cool, dark, dry.