Precise dates to plant various garden crops. This includes dates to begin germinating certain crops indoors, when to transplant them, and when to plant crops which are sewn directly into the soil. All dates throughout the Calendar were calculated according to Iowa’s frost date, April 20.
Step-by-step directions for planting and caring for a large variety of plants. Want us to add something? Email [email protected].
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Disclaimer: Data compiled throughout the Calendar is being broadcast for legitimate First Amendment purposes in accordance with Fair Use laws. The Calendar is a work in progress and just became live on 9/21/2023. There are fixes and improvements which need to be made throughout.
Coming Soon:
Soon Wild Willpower PAC will haveHomesteading Starter Kitsfor sale. Instead of buying separate seed packets,then researching how to grow each plant, each of our kits each contain seeds and instructions for at least three different companion plantstogether.
“Cold Frame kit” – broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and other cruciferous greens
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Why the term homestead? – The term “homestead” is actually a very important common law legal term which prevents a person who is working to live sustainably from having their home foreclosed on.