2026 Garden Plan

8 x 4 Raised Bed Garden Initial Planting Timeline

Physical Garden Layout (8’ x 4’ Grid)

Indoor Growing Timeline

Month	Action Item
March 18 - April 1	Start Chives, Kale, Calendula, and Chamomile.
April 15 - April 22	Begin hardening off Chives.
April 22 - April 29	Start Zucchini and Nasturtiums. Begin hardening off Kale.
May 13 - May 20	Begin hardening off Zucchini, Calendula, Chamomile, and Nasturtiums.

Outdoor Growing Timeline

Month	Action Item
April 15 - April 22	Plant Peas and Radishes directly in the garden.
April 22 - April 29	Plant Chive seedlings outdoors after hardening off, or sow seeds directly in the garden.
April 29 - May 13	Plant Kale outdoors after hardening off.
May 6 - May 27	Plant Dill directly in the garden.
May 20 - June 3	Plant Zucchini, Calendula, Chamomile and Nasturtiums seedlings outdoors after hardening off.

8 x 4 Raised Bed Garden Post Garlic Planting Timeline

Garlic will be harvested during the third week of July.

Physical Garden Layout (8’ x 4’ Grid)

Sun Orientation: North (Top/Row A) is the “back.” South (Bottom/Row D) is the “front.” Each cell represents 1 square foot.

Indoor Growing Timeline

None for this phase, as all plants will be started outdoors after the garlic harvest.

Outdoor Growing Timeline

Month	Action Item
July 11 - July 18	Plant Carrots directly in the garden.
July 18 - August 1	Plant Bush Peas directly in the garden.
July 18 - August 8	Plant Bok Choy directly in the garden.

Small Backyard Container Garden Plan

We have a small 1 x 4 foot container garden in our backyard. We have lots of squirrels so we’ll need to plan for that.

Indoor Growing Timeline

Month	Action Item
February 17 - March 3	Start Rosemary
March 3 - March 18	Start Thyme and Jalapeno Peppers
March 25 - April 1	Start Green Onion
April 1 - April 15	Start Basil
May 20 - May 27	Plant Rosemary seedlings outdoors after hardening off.
May 27 - June 3	Plant Thyme and Jalapeno seedlings outdoors after hardening off.
May 27 - June 10	Plant Basil seedlings outdoors after hardening off.

Physical Garden Layout (16” x 44” Grid)

Vegetable Varieties

Vegetable	Variety Name	Plant Spacing	Row Spacing	Plant Count	Plant Date	Origin
Garlic	Music			48		Terramore Farms
Carrots	Nantes	1-2”	18-24”			Gaia Organic Seeds
Trellis Peas	Sugar Snap	4-6″	12-18″			Gaia Organic Seeds
Bush Peas	Oregon Sugar Pod	1-2”	12-18″			Gaia Organic Seeds
Zucchini	Black Beauty	12-24”	24-36″	2		Gaia Organic Seeds
Radishes	Cherry Belle	1-4”	8-12”			Gaia Organic Seeds
Kale	Darkibor F1 Kale	2-4” – S 12-18” – L	18-36”	6		Gaia Organic Seeds
Chives	Common	6”	12”	4		Gaia Organic Seeds
Bok Choy	Bopak F1 Pac Choi	6-18″	18”			Gaia Organic Seeds
Calendula	Pacific Beauty Mix			7		From last year’s Seed
Nasturtiums	Dwarf Jewel Nasturtium Mix	6-12″	24-36″	8		Gaia Organic Seeds
Chamomile	German	6-8”	18”	7		Gaia Organic Seeds
Jalapeno	Early Jalapeno Hot Pepper	12-18”	24-30″	4		Gaia Organic Seeds

Herb Varieties

Herb	Variety Name	Plant Spacing	Row Spacing	Plant Count	Origin
Dill	Fernleaf Dill	1”			OSC Seeds
Basil	Sweet Basil			2	OSC Seeds
Cilantro	Santo	2-4”	4-6”		Gaia Organic Seeds
Rosemary	Common	18-24″	24-36″	1	Gaia Organic Seeds
Thyme	Common	6-8”	12-18”	3	Gaia Organic Seeds
Green Onion	Evergreen Hardy White Scallion	2-3″	12-24″	4	Gaia Organic Seeds

References

Planting timeline, we referenced the Almanac’s Planting Calendar.