My wife recently invited me to try groOrganic’s Garden planner. It is a handy tool that helps you get the most out of your yard and season. It even takes your growing climate into consideration which is extremely useful considering that we’re located in Western Canada with a relatively short growing season. This planner is meant for edible plants almost exclusively so don’t plan on using it for your flower beds. However, it can really help you to get the most out of any garden space that you plan to grow fruits and vegetables in. This is going to be an increasingly popular option with the rising costs associated with buying foods. Growing your own really takes the “buying local” to a new height. Forget about the 100 mile diet — this is more in the 100 meter diet range! The environmental significance of growing your own food can really not be understated. Absolutely no chemicals are used when you grow your own and that’s something you can be pretty sure of since you are doing it yourself. No fossil fuels are needed to transport the produce. You can also insure that nothing goes to waste by sharing your crops with your neighbours or preserving any extras that you may have during your harvest time.
The groOrganic planner itself has much more power than you would typically associate with this type of program. To start with, it provides your standard garden designer features allowing you to quickly design a layout that works for you while helping you to use your space to get the most out of it. It has a wide range of plants available and as you go, you can quickly get information about the plants that you have selected. Once you have your design, the site also provides you with a list of just what you need to get. It also has some really great extra features that you might not have expected. The site does handy things like sending you emails of what and when to plant, providing a schedule of when to plant (indoors and out) and when to harvest, help with crop rotation from year to year, and even keep journal notes about how plants did.
Here is a great little YouTube video that really shows the power of the site. This is definitely a planner that I would consider using every year to get the most out of our small garden space available. We live in a very urban setting with the typically small backyard so we need to make the most efficient use of space that we possibly can. This program can definitely help you to maximize your production year after year to ensure that your family has fresh organic produce to last you throughout the harvest season and beyond!
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