Making Plans for a New Year

January is the perfect month for garden planning. In some areas, where snow and freezing are rare, winter crops may be planted and cultivated now. In other places, it is better to tend a few herbs indoors and make plans on paper – or my new favorite: Vegetable Garden Planner from Almanac.com

I know that peas like cold weather, and garlic should already be in by now… but even with a Horticulture degree I don’t know everything about gardening. Or nearly enough to be successful. Here is where the Old Farmer’s Almanac comes in handy for US gardens, homesteads, and farms.

If it’s snowy out and you can’t wait to get your hands dirty, try an indoor herb garden under a window or sun lights. Here is a list of 17 handy herbs and how to grow them indoors from Herbs.news

Or, you can get ahead of the game (and save money) by planting a few seeds indoors, just ahead of spring. Here is another great write up of How and When to Start Seeds Indoors from Almanac.com

Planning a Garden means Hope… for the New Year and the bountiful seasons ahead of flowers, fruit, and roots. I promise you will get sweaty and tan (if you forget the sunhat), and have marvelous days chasing butterflies, weeding, and planting seeds. Planting a garden takes Faith… and that is always an adventure. So, here’s wishing all you Beautiful Readers Hope, Faith, and bountiful Harvest in 2024!