Never Too Early to Start Planning the Garden

Winter months in the Mighty Roots Micro-Farm family are like an incubator for ideas and inspiration. Besides gardening, our family is also creative and loves to spend time in the winter starting new arts and crafts projects. That creativity spills over to our plant business as well.

We start dreaming of the coming growing season and thinking of new ways to do things better this time around. What seedlings will we grow this year for our customers? What new products might we make? How will we make our operation more efficient, more effective and more environmentally conscious? We also start thinking about our own gardens and what we'll do differently this year to improve.

One thing is for sure - it's never too early to start planning the garden. And, it's a great way to make the cold, long nights go by faster. Over the years we've found that the winter goes by faster than we expect and before we know it, it's planting time. Then it's a huge rush to get everything done.

That's where the planning comes in. This year, you also might want to get a head start and start planning your garden as well. The best place to start is to review last year and possibly even previous years. If you don't have garden notes, then jog your memory for what worked, what didn't and how you'd like to improve things.

Where will your garden be this year? How will you arrange it? Will you add raised beds to a section? Will you add a trellis or another feature? Does your soil need amending with compost or organic fertilizers? What will you grow and when will you plant? How will you deal with weeds and other pests?

These are just some of the ideas we think about when planning our gardens and they may be helpful to you as well. Getting a sketch pad or graph paper helps to put ideas into a vision form. Take notes, organize and prepare your supplies.

We look forward to gardening in 2017 and hope you do too. As we launch our business in 2017, we look forward to providing our customers with strong seedlings this year and helping you have a bountiful harvest. Let us know if there are any varieties that you'd like to see in your garden this year and we'll add it to our wish-list of seedlings we offer. You can let us know in the comments section or via email. Talk with you soon!