Episode 2: Planning Your Garden
In this edition of Victory Garden for ME, learn how to plan your garden based on your family’s food preferences, plans for preserving your produce, when vegetables can be safely planted outside, succession planting techniques and more!
Gardening Resources:
- Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden
- Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardens
- Succession Planting, Cumberland County Blog
- Storing Fresh Garden Produce (Word)
- Storage Conditions: Fruits & Vegetables
Food and Health Resources:
- Choosing, Storing and Using Fresh Produce (Recipes listed by crop)
- Let’s Preserve Fact Sheet Series
- Food Canning Basics
- The Cost of Preserving Food in Maine
- So Easy to Preserve (Yields)
- How to Freeze Green Beans (Video)
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning
Further information can be found in the Vegetables and Food Systems and Food Security Chapters of the Master Gardener Volunteers Manual. For more information on food safety, food preservation and nutrition, check out our Food and Health website.