Tell us about your ground. Watch it grow.

Six questions, and the garden draws itself as you answer: real beds, real spacing, and a planting calendar for Central Massachusetts. See the whole plan first. Send it to us only if you like it.

Rather just talk it through? Send us a note and a person writes back.

Question 1 of 6Where's your ground?Just a ZIP code. It tells us how far you are from Leominster.

ZIP code

Question 2 of 6How much sun does it get?Count the hours of direct sun on a summer day.

Full sunSix hours or morePart sunFour to six hoursMostly shadeUnder four hoursNot sureWe'll measure it

Question 3 of 6How much room do you have?

A sunny cornerRoom for one bedA side yardRoom for twoAn open yardTwo beds and room to growLand to work withA garden designed from scratch

Question 4 of 6How many people are you feeding?

One or twoThree or fourFive or more

Question 5 of 6What do you want to eat?Pick up to 3. 1 chosen.

Salad bowlGreens, crunch, and something to pick every week.Sauce gardenTomatoes, peppers, basil, and the alliums to go with them.Snack patchThings kids eat standing in the garden.Kitchen herbsThe handful you reach for every night.Roots & keepersFood that stores: potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, kale.Cooking greensKale, spinach, and broccoli for the pan.

Question 6 of 6How hands-on do you want to be?

Build it; I'll plant itYou get the plan and plant it yourselfBuild it and plant itWe plant the first season for youBuild it, plant it, tend itWe keep coming back all season

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Your garden, so far

One bed, 79 plants

Cucumber × 3
Lettuce × 12
Arugula × 8
Spinach × 16
Radishes × 40

Drawn to scale. Each dot is one plant, sized to the room it needs.

Starter garden: 1 bed, 79 plants.

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