Char's Gardening"As the Garden Grows, so does the Gardener"

I have spent the last few days making a list of what to do to start my 4 season garden.  If anyone out there has any suggestions I am open for any help I can get.

1.  Get planting schedule for area.  If you live in Northwest Florida here is a great website to get these dates.

2.  Figure out where garden will go.  When I first moved into this home there was grass covering the entire 1/2 acre lot, except the 5 bushes planted by the front entrance.  At the time I had no plan for where beds, ponds, or garden, ect. would go.  So I made a bed along the far edge of the East side and planted my garden.  I was sure of one thing, and that is I did not want to put in a garden, which will consist of raised beds, and then have to move it.

3.  Decide what plants I want to plant for the second summer planting and then for the fall planting.

4.  Re-read “Square Foot Gardening”.  This is the method of gardening I will be using.

5.  Get garden beds ready for planting.  Since time is of essence to start my late summer garden, I am planning on starting with just a few beds and then add more over time.

6.  Start seeds that can be started indoors.