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Drop beans next to onions and it says so, before you've committed. Basil next to tomatoes and it tells you that's a good idea, and why.
Say you want four tomatoes, a dozen carrots and some basil, and it lays the bed out for you. Tall things go on the north edge so they don't shade everything else, and it tells you what wouldn't fit.
Then it turns the picture into dates. Start these indoors the week of March 14. Move them out May 9. Direct-sow those now. All worked back from your zone's frost dates.
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Calendars, plant profiles and guides

Planting Calendar

Every crop we track, timed for your zone. Sortable by month, so you can ask "what can I put in the ground in July" and get an answer.

Plant Profiles

307 crops and flowers: what goes wrong with each one, how far apart to put them, and which varieties are worth the seed money.

Articles

Why your seedlings are leggy, why the compost isn't breaking down, and other things nobody warns you about.

Extension Guides

The university extension offices worth reading for your region, which know your climate better than we do.

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