The Raised Bed Calendar

Build it, fill it, plant it, and know exactly what to do each week, from the first spring peas to the last fall greens.

Most raised bed books tell you what to grow. The Raised Bed Calendar tells you when: every planting is timed to your own last spring and first fall frost dates, so one bed can give you three harvests a year.

• Build it right: the best width, height and materials, including what research says about pressure-treated wood
• Fill it right: soil recipes for lawn, clay or patio sites, plus a table of exactly how many cubic feet, yards or bags you need
• What to plant when: spring planting tables tied to your last frost, and a simple count-back formula for fall crops
• Three ready-made 4 × 8 bed plans for spring, summer and fall, using easy one-foot grid spacing
• Containers: what size pot each vegetable needs, and how to water and feed them
• Watering, mulch, feeding and season extension with row covers and cold frames
• A week-by-week season calendar, crop quick guides and fill-in bed planners

Every measurement and timing is drawn from university extension research, with sources listed. The perfect companion to The Seed Starting Countdown.

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed in the book.