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A Practical Greening Calendar For All Types of Food Crops

Posted on May 7, 2021

When planning a garden in the not-so-distant future, it’s important to create a food gathering and planting schedule for 2021. Since microgreen planting schedules differ from locale to locale, it can be tricky to determine what to plant in your yard in an area that is receiving full sunlight. This issue becomes more significant with the inclusion of a daylight saving time law. Implementing a planting schedule with these laws in mind can help ensure you have an abundant crop of microgreens year-round.

What plants should you plant in your yard during the year? Some people will choose bulbs and other annuals because they are easier to maintain. However, with food prices rising, the time investment required to maintain your current food source may be better spent elsewhere. When creating your planting schedule, consider the types of food you will be selling (i.e. fresh salads vs dry chips) and make a decision based on profit versus time.

Bulbs are the most popular plantings to use with a food-harvesting system. Consider planting season for your microgreen planting schedule early in the calendar year. Planting early will also give you time to prepare your soil for planting. It is important to prepare your lawn and garden beds for the arrival of new food crops so that they will be ready to harvest when the season arrives.

Bushes are another common choice for food crops planted on a 2021 microgreen planting schedule. Bushes can be planted to either border a row of plants or stand alone. Bushes should be placed in thickets of weeds to provide protection from bad weather. If using a fence for your microgreen planting schedule, ensure that the height of the fence is at least six feet. If your soil has not yet been cleared, consider using raised beds to prevent weeds from growing into your rows of food.

Perennials are the best plants to use with your scheme. Choose annuals such as tomatoes, peppers, cherries and berries for the planting season and perennial vegetables such as spinach, beans and broccoli for the subsequent year. Perennials will grow back throughout the planting season. Be careful with exotic or sensitive species, as some may have a negative impact on your planting schedule.

When considering which food crops to use in your scheme, remember that each crop has its own growing conditions. For example, planting tomatoes at the base of a tree may be an ideal microgreen planting schedule for a garden located in full sun. However, be sure to check with local state officials before planting any plants to ensure they will not conflict with local ordinances.

You can create your own tailored planting schedule by consulting an online planting guide. This is very effective, as it enables you to see different visual cues for healthy, productive food crops. You can also experiment with different planting procedures, and find out what crops actually perform best under your chosen growing conditions. There is a vast amount of information available for those who are willing to look for it online.

The biggest factor to remember when developing your microgreen planting schedule is that you need to balance your planting work with other activities around your home. For example, if you have young children, you should not be planting food crops directly above their bedding areas. Likewise, you should not be competing with other young children or animals for the attention of your livestock. Take care to place the farming activity where it will not distract from the rest of your household chores and life.

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