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Grow vibrant organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Calculate exact frost windows, square-foot spacing, and companion plantings.
Know the exact weeks for indoor seed sowing and outdoor transplanting for your specific zone.
Pair synergistic vegetables and herbs to naturally deter garden pests and boost flavor.
Your garden plots, custom seeds, and crop layouts stay strictly in your local browser memory.
Select your USDA climate hardiness zone (Zones 3 through 11) and input your raised bed plot dimensions. The planner automatically calculates your spring/fall frost dates, indoor seed starting windows, square-foot planting density, and beneficial companion plants.
Square Foot Gardening divides raised beds into 1x1 foot squares. Depending on the crop, you plant 1 (tomatoes, peppers, kale), 4 (strawberries, basil), 9 (bush beans, spinach), or 16 (carrots, radishes) plants per square foot to optimize yields.
Yes! Click 'PDF Garden Map' to export a clean vector-rendered planting guide and harvest timeline to take directly into the garden.
Yes. The Gardening Planner by Season & Zone is 100% free with no sign-ups or subscriptions required.