{"id":13298,"date":"2020-05-07T11:53:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=13298"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:48:56","slug":"planning-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2020\/05\/07\/planning-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 2: Planning Your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victory Garden for ME: Planning Your Garden\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-bbsAHgQb4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this edition of Victory Garden for ME, \u00a0learn how to plan your garden based on your family&#8217;s food preferences, plans for preserving your produce, when vegetables can be safely planted outside, succession planting techniques and more!<\/p>\n<h3>Resource List<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Gardening Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/vegetables\/planting-chart\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2190e\/\">Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardens<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/2017\/04\/20\/succession-planting\/\">Succession Planting, Cumberland County Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/04\/Garden-to-Table.doc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storing Fresh Garden Produce (Word)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4135e\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storage Conditions: Fruits &amp; Vegetables<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Food and Health Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/harvest-for-hunger\/vegetable-basics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choosing, Storing and Using Fresh Produce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Recipes listed by crop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=item.html&amp;item=4260&amp;store=413\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let&#8217;s Preserve Fact Sheet Series<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4078e\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food Canning Basics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4032e\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cost of Preserving Food in Maine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu\/ePOS\/form=item.html&amp;item=4022&amp;store=413\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So Easy to Preserve<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Yields)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/food-preservation\/how-to-videos\/how-to-freeze-green-beans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Freeze Green Beans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Video)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uga.edu\/nchfp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Home Food Preservation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/publications\/publications_usda.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Further information can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/vegetables\/\">Vegetables<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/food-systems-and-food-security\/\">Food Systems and Food Security<\/a> Chapters of the Master Gardener Volunteers Manual. 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