Spring is coming!! 14 Weeks before the last Frost.

I posted our CSA information late last year and will be reposting next week....and we hope that you will become one of our CSA families....but even if you don't...

I think everyone wants to garden...either a little or a LOT!  One of the things about doing large scale gardening is to PLAN!  And pretty far in advance too.  I thought I would share a weekly post on what I am (and you can be) doing to get ready for the official beginning of gardening season (the last Frost date.)   Here in central Ohio (zone 5b) our average last frost date is April 30.

This week and next are fun weeks in that you should be looking trough all your seed catalogs, websites and dreaming of warmer weather.  Decide the seeds / plants you want to plant and get them ordered.  Or know that your local hardware stores and nurseries will have seeds and plants starting around the April beginning of May.

Below is a chart if you are wanting to grow enough to can for you family for the whole year.  Or maybe you just plant a few pots on your patio.  Either way...DIRT THERAPY is Great!

Crops	Harvest Needed (lbs)	Row Length (ft)	Plants Needed
Artichoke	12	24	6
Asparagus	8	27	18
Basil	2	5	5
Lima Beans (bush)	12	48	144
Lima Beans (pole)	12	24	18
Snap Beans (bush)	60	50	150
Snap Beans (pole)	60	40	80
Soy Beans	60	120	144
Beets	14	10	60
Bok Choy	12	10	15
Broccoli	32	32	22
Brussel Sprouts	24	32	22
Cabbage	60	40	27
Carrots	40	40	48
Cauliflower	36	36	24
Celery	16	27	41
Cilantro	1	2	3
Collards	8	8	8
Corn	100	125	94
Cucumbers	32	27	14
Dill	1	2	2
Eggplant	16	16	10
Fennel	4	5	5
Garlic	4	16	32
Jerusalem Artichoke	6	4	3
Kale	4	4	4
Kohlrabi	6	8	16
Leek	4	9	27
Lettuce	24	48	42
Melons	24	22	7
Mustard	4	8	16
Okra	4	4	3
Onions	32	32	96
Parsley	1	4	6
Parsnip	12	12	36
Peas	12	30	90
Peppers	12	20	15
Potatoes	100	100	100
Pumpkins	40	40	12
Radish	8	20	60
Rhubarb	16	16	48
Rutabaga	6	5	10
Spinach	12	30	30
Summer Squash	40	27	14
Winter Squash	24	24	9
Strawberry	52	38	23
Sweet Potatoes	12	12	11
Swiss Chard	12	15	18
Tomatoes	96	96	39
Cherry Tomatoes	68	46	35
Turnips	20	27	54
Watermelons	48	24	5