2025 Garden Plan | The Other Side of the River

Garden Planning

2025

We have gotten by with limited garden planning. We see what comes back from our compost, buy plants on the fly, and always accept extra plants from friends. This is the first year my husband and I are planning our garden space together. I wanted to document my intentions, so I can reference throughout the season.

To start planning, I researched possibilities for crops according to our gardening zone, 6a. Then I calculated the amount of plants I could grow given the space we have. I narrowed down and allocated an amount to each plant. I am planning to have about 200 plants, ten of each variety. Lastly I looked at the time frame, so I know when to start from seed, transplant, and harvest. At the same time, I decided the garden location for each plant.

We have two planter boxes with covers alongside our garage. We surround the planter boxes with multiple pots and save some ground space for planting in between the planter boxes.

Pots filled with garden lettuce near the corner of a wooden planter box on a suburban homestead

A giant planter box made with wood filled with compost and topped with plastic screen in order to lengthen the growing season

Pots filled with garden peppers on the corner of a wooden planter box filled with basil in Wisconsin

We have three smaller planter boxes sandwiching our compost tumbler and another one placed near our house.

A 300 pound wooden compost tumbler sandwiched between two planter boxes with a chicken coop and flock of chickens in the background on a small scale homestead

And our newest addition is a set of planter boxes near our chicken coop.

A giant wooden planter box filled with brown compost material

We never got our garlic bulbs in the ground, so as soon as we have a warm weekend we need to do that!

I plan to start all my other plants from seed, starting in March.

Beginning of March - Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Chard.

Mid March - Beets, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes, and Celery.

Beginning of April - Carrots.

Mid April - Start transplanting Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, Lettuce, Spinach and direct sow Leeks, Potatoes, and Sweet Potatoes.

Beginning of May - Beans, Brussel Sprouts, Cukes, and Squash. Transplant Spinach. Direct sow Rhubarb.

Mid May - Transplant Celery, Beets, and Carrots.

Beginning of June - Transplant Onions, Peppers, and Tomatoes.

Mid June - Harvest Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, Lettuce, Spinach, Beets and Carrots. Pick peas and strawberries from a farm.

Beginning of July - Transplant Beans, Brussel Sprouts, Cuckes, Squash, and Tomatoes.

Mid July - Direct sow Beets, Broccoli, Spinach, Radishes.

Beginning of August - Direct sow Carrots, Kale, and Lettuce.

Mid August - Harvest Onions.

September - Harvest cukes, peppers, squash, and tomatoes

October - Harvest Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Carrots, Lettuce, and Spinach.

November - Harvest Kale. Plant Bulbs.

As far as location, here is where I am planning on everything going.