Does anyone know of a good site or book telling what to plant and when for a garden in different climates (like NY)?
I wanted to start a garden this year, but I didn’t kow what to plan and when to plant things
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If you’re interested in planting garlic, or trying your hand at it, now is the time.
Here are some links for planting garlic.
The Farmer’s Almanac - How to Grow Garlic: The Complete Guide
https://www.almanac.com/plant/garlic
The Spruce - How to Grow and Care for Garlic
https://www.thespruce.com/grow-great-garlic-3016629
Both the Almanac and The Spruce are very good sites for gardening info.
Basically, dig a trench, amend it with well rotted manure, some fertilizer, I often use spent potting soil from my house plants when I repot them.
I place mine 2-3 inches deep and then loosely cover with soil. It will settle over the winter. Then when the ground freezes, I put a layer of straw over the rows to mulch them.
Usually I plant them 8” apart but this year I’m planting only two rows of each kind and putting them 6” apart.
Last summer, I made the tactical error of planting 8 rows in one spot, next to the fence. That only allowed access from one side and the end for weeding and harvesting. I decided this year to not plant them more than two rows together so I could reach them from both sides.
Garlic is VERY worthwhile to grow. The varieties I plant are called hard neck because I’m also in the north, and I use Music, Great Northern White, and something called Romanian Red. Music and Great N. White are available pretty much everywhere.
Each year I save some plants out of my harvest, break the bulbs apart, and use those cloves for next year’s crop so the investment was only a one time deal.
My go-to site is ‘The Old Farmers’ Almanac.’ Amazingly detailed information to be found there.
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar
For beginners I always suggest a gardening book specific to your Growing Zone. You can also find out what that is at The Almanac.
And, I also like the ‘Square Foot Gardening’ book. Look for the most current printing - it’s been updated a number of times. Lots of charts and such as to when to start seeds inside, or when to direct seed, how to make the most use of your space, crop rotation, and planting succession crops to keep things going well into the Fall.
Looks like the FOURTH edition is the newest edition, and will be available December 2024. (Per Amazon)
In the past there have also been recommendations for Johnny’s Seed catalog/site for planting guides and timing, etc.
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/online-tools-calculators.html
http://whizbanggardening.blogspot.com/
"Herrick Kimball lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. He has been an avid gardener for nearly forty years. He owns and operates Planet Whizbang, a homestead-based mail order company that provides down-to-earth books, tools and inspiration to people who want to live a more self-reliant lifestyle."
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Whizbang-Idea-Book-Gardeners/dp/0972656405
Johnnies seeds has a lot of growing information From their website: "Johnny's Selected Seeds is a privately held, employee-owned seed producer and merchant headquartered in Winslow, Maine, USA." Pollard has previously posted their planting calenders, so its probably out their on their site.