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Spring Season Zone 7b

Garden Calendar

Plan your homestead activities month by month. Zone-specific tasks from seed starting to harvest.

4

April

Active Planting
Main planting season beginsSuccession plantingPest monitoring
9
Tasks this month

Garden

5 tasks

Divide perennials

Before active growth

Medium

Transplant brassicas with row covers

Protect from pests

High

Direct sow carrots/beets

Succession plant

High

Plant onion sets/transplants

When soil workable

High

Harden off seedlings

7-10 days before transplant

High

Livestock

2 tasks

Add supers as needed

Monitor for swarming

Medium

Add chicks to brooder if ordering

Plan for integration

High

Infrastructure

2 tasks

Mulch beds as soil warms

2-4 inches

Medium

Set up irrigation systems

Before plants need water

High

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