Seedlings for Garden — Green House to start seedlings

Garden Planning

February is a special month that requires planning to guarantee a successful year in the garden. Ensuring a bountiful garden requires preparation. The Valentine month ranks as my favorite because it’s my birthday month! This means I can bribe my whole family into helping me right?

Gardening is something I can do with my family or on my own. Spending time in the soil provides time to wind down, gather my thoughts, and prepare for my week. However, it always nice to have the help! An important piece of the puzzle is knowing in which zone the garden lies. Mine is Zone 8. Zone 8a to be exact. Zones help gardeners determine what to plant and when to prepare.

Planning List

What we plant on our homestead in February?

We plant things like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots. beets, turnips and other root veggies. Carrots, Beets, Turnips, and Cauliflower are veggies that only produce once. I stagger the planting so that my family can harvest continously. Broccoli will reproduce.
I make sure to organize seeds to prepare for Spring planting. I start the following seedlings in my greenhouse in February:
1. Tomatoes
2. Lettuce
3. Kale
4. Onions
5. Peas
6. Spinach
7. Beans
We prepare the beds
1. Using either a compost I have been turning and preparing for the last 3-6 months
2. Purchasing compost from a local supplier
  1. Garden Compost
  2. Mushroom Compost
My family and I remove any and all dead debris from the beds
We care for maintenance items: hoses, bed borders, stone work and gates can be repaired during this month allowing for plenty of time to tend to plants through the busy months of Spring and Summer.
We continue to harvest broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots and turnips
I Prepare and store what my family doesn’t eat.