step by step on how to create vegetable garden sucession plan!!!

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

I post this another thread but thought it need it's own thread.

for those who bit confused with how i worded these steps

I will include diagrams detailing each step after step 2 by using a vegetable garden planning form i created for garden planning.

step 1. look up you number days of your growing season.
step 2. look up your last spring frost date and first fall date.
step 3. create 52 week flow chart by weeks or 5 day increments that equal number days in step 1(5 day increment just make math and flow chart easier work with)
step 4. put line down flow chart where the season starts, the season end and where frost dates are.
step 5. map out you garden planting area and divide it into numbered sections

step 6. get list of vegetable and when they can be planted in you area in relation to frost date.

step 7. get chart for seed germination times of various vegetables

step 8. make list of vegetable you want grow and there DTM (day to
maturity)add few buffer days to the DTM number also add the number in
step 7
step 9. over lay the info you gain from step 6,7,8 over the flow chart you made in step 4
step 10. then mark out the secessions worked in step 8 in number sections of planting map you created in step 5.

step 11 follow you plan remember start your seed at correct date in
relation to frost so the plants ready to transplant at correct time for
secession plan.

notes

if plants do not produce a harvest by the time next plant has go
into that location you did add leave enough days for germination, use the correct DTM and add enough buffer days. But you need remove
the plants that do not produce a harvest so you can keep the plan on schedule.

it takes bit practice to get a good succession plan.
before commuting to your succession remember to double check all your math.

this is bit bare bones method of how to plan you vegetable succession
plantings correctly but cover all important parts of doing it.

ttfn for now.

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Comments (8)

User
Original Author
10 years ago
weird thanks for you points of information but in case fruit vegetable plants most people let grow till frost . they are not usually followed by a succession crop unless it is a crop that is over wintered. the only vegetable that is exception that you harvest the the edible part and crop basically done is sweet corn,
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nancyjane_gardener
10 years ago
The problem here in No Ca, you don't really know what the weather will be! I've had tomatoes last into January, but last year we had a couple of weeks of temps around 19*! (pretty darned cold for this area!)

I have 2 3x6 beds that I clear out for winter stuff , and just cardboard over the other beds til it's time to start working stuff in (now, cause of drought and warm temps and compost being ready)

It's difficult to predict and plan. It's been in the 60s-70s, even a couple of 80s the last couple of months! We have poppies blooming, for goodness sake! Nastursiums and petunias never died off!

We are still1 1/2 months til last possible frost, though. Nancy
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User
Original Author
10 years ago
had drought like that one year had my tomatoes in ground march 15.
In drought like yours i don't think have worry about frost.
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Sara
10 years ago
I use growveg.com, which does almost all this work for you. You can see my garden plan that I put together at dirtandthings.blogspot.com. I've been using it for years and love it.
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vgkg Z-7 Va
10 years ago
Very nice. I basically have 3 gardening seasons here in Va. Spring, Summer, & Autumn. Another "step" which is very important but not listed is to be aware of the sun's position to avoid planting an autumn crop that may be partially shaded as the direct sun area shifts during the seasons. If you have tall trees or a house on the southern border of your garden they may block direct sun light before the fall crops reach maturity.
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Peter (6b SE NY)
10 years ago
DTM is much longer in the Fall. I blame my lack of success with Fall gardening partially on the lack of sun, and the huge amounts of pests. Germinating and seedlings in summer heat is also a challenge. I am not sure I will try any major summer plantings this year.
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illiveggies
10 years ago
Another online tool that helps in planning for succession planting is EdenPatch. Full disclosure - I have been growing vegetables in a community garden for the past 12 years, and am part of the team that is building EdenPatch.
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