I’m in the midst of getting my planning done, 8 week starts need to get started next week for last frost at end of May.

This way I’ll know approximately how many seedlings to start and I can keep track of which ones we enjoy. With the layouts, it will allow me to keep track of crop rotations to minimize nutrient depletion. I most likely won’t do a round of cover crops though, I can always just throw some of my other nutrients to top up when needed.

Edit Link to the Libreoffice and Excel doc the file was just saved as excel format, so there is likely formatting issues. If the link reaches its limit send me a msg and I’ll make another.

  • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    11 days ago

    Living in a tropical country is awesome, just take seeds, put them in soil and enjoy food the entire year; my plants are doing awesome, been using organic matter coming straight off my kitchen as compost for ages now, rarely see problems with nutrients.

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      11 days ago

      Too hot!

      I love the winter and winter sports, living a 3 hour drive from the Rockies has its advantages and disadvantages.

      I’m gonna top up with top dressing or the places garden mix which is compost and soil. Only so much room and stuff I can do myself. Sometimes gotta spend the money.

  • plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    11 days ago

    Peppers, tomatoes, and kale seeds have been started indoors. Only the kale has sprouted so far, and the potting medium reintroduced fungus gnats to my house.

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      Awesome, I like doing preliminary work with paper from my drafting training, but with the Carpal Tunnel it’s easier to just hash it straight on the PC now.

      The 4x8 beds, you giving each pepper/tomato 4 ft? Or is that 4 plants?

      • plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        Your “spreadsheet” is definitely awesome.

        The tomatoes and peppers each get a 2x2 ft area per plant which works well with the new plant cages I bought last year for the peppers and Roma tomatoes. This year I need to setup metal poles or something for the indeterminate tomatoes since last year’s attempt failed when we had some intense wind storms.

  • mrhenry77@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 days ago

    Well, that’s another unexpected use-case for Excel that is actually pretty cool. Would you mind sharing it as a template?

  • Kr4u7@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    7·
    11 days ago

    Would you mind sharing that template? It looks so much better than other apps that I’ve seen :)

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      11 days ago

      Thanks! It’s nothing fancy though.

      Linky I’ve used Libreoffice, I’ve saved it as an Excel format as well, but I don’t know if the formatting transferred or not.

  • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    11 days ago

    squints…wait is that Excel?! You madman. Whatever works I guess. Looks really nice and organized as well.

  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
    6·
    11 days ago

    Got my maters started late. The $6 crate store soil blocker my wife picked up last year to try broke after the first use, so we are a little behind.

    Thankfully, this year, a lot of what we are trying is direct sow or already fall planted / perennial. Still gotta start cukes, melons, and some other stuff though.

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 days ago

    My plan of killing a bunch of seeds has started. Planted these san marzano seeds that came in a purim bag my mother gave me, and those are now in a window with both the most light and least cat activity. Some will sprout, then just die outside from unknown reasons yet.

  • ChaosCoati@midwest.socialEnglish
    4·
    11 days ago

    I’ve downloaded the farmer’s almanac planting calendar, but haven’t started applying that to my planting plan yet.

    I’ve also ordered and received my seeds.

      • ChaosCoati@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        11 days ago

        Yeah I optimistically download it nearly every year and then basically never look at it from May on. But each year I do it again because I want to get more organized and deliberate with my garden.

  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    11 days ago

    We have to cover crop here, otherwise the soil amendments just blow away, along with the topsoil. Northern edge of USDA zone 7, the wind has been brutal.

  • meh@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    2·
    11 days ago

    good start this year. got my peppers and slower flowers started under the growlights. seeded another section of the yard with tall grass and native flowers. and im adding my first bee hive this summer, ordered a nuc from a local farm that breeds for harsh winters. should be a good year if the weather would stop toying with my heart.

      • meh@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        im in 4b and it’s doing that 60 degree temp change in a day thing. snows then melts, then snows then melts. throwing down native stuff thats been in cold storage right now and reminding myself the warmth is a lie.