I read about with Mother Earth News’ Vegetable Garden Planner this morning over at Eat Drink Better and decided to check it out. I’ve spent about a half hour playing with it so far, and I can tell it’s going to be very helpful.

 

The interactive planner, which is free for the first 30 days and then $25 a year after that, uses your garden’s measurements along with your location’s frost dates to help you map out your garden. Once you’ve designed your bed with the vegetables, herbs and fruits that you want, the planner provides you with the following very useful information.

 

 

You’ll even receive emails that remind you when to sow and to plant for each crop you’ve chosen. (Obviously, you’ll need to pay for a year’s subscription to continue to receive the emails after the 30-day free trial period.)

 

Mother Earth News has created this informational video to demonstrate all of the vegetable planner’s features.

 

 

Last year, my garden went unplanted because of a far-too-packed spring schedule, but I vowed not to let that happen again. It feels good to be planning this year’s garden in January. I’ll be spending more time with the Vegetable Garden Planner from Mother Earth News between now and April, and when planting time comes, I’ll be ready.

 

Let me know what you think of the garden planner if you check it out.