Mary's Comprehensive Planting Guide Posted on 5 Feb 18:57 , 4 comments

Welcome to Mary's Heirloom Seeds!
 
As promised, we have our most comprehensive planting guide ever! This is a great guide to help you plan your garden. 
*UPDATED FOR 2023*


Each of the zones list below are links to the full planting guide. Click the text or the image to see the planting guide


FLORIDA









 

ZONE 1


From our Mary's 2018 Planting Guide for the US, we have a regions-specific guide

 
 

 

Now that we've covered our zone & region specific planting guides, below you will find additional planting info such as plant spacing and growing tutorials.

GROW A GREAT GARDEN


PLANT SPACING

Plant Spacing Chart for Veggies

Square Foot Garden Plant Spacing Chart




RAISED BED GARDENING

Build Your Own Raised Beds & GROW

Soil Recipes for Raised Bed Gardens

DIY Potting Soil Mix

VIDEO: Picking Out Lumber for Raised Beds

VIDEO: Building a Raised Bed

VIDEO: Filling Up a raised Bed & Placement




CONTAINER GARDENING

How to Create A Container Garden

Start A Bucket Garden

Growing In Containers


VIDEO: Create a Bucket Garden

VIDEO: Transplanting Seedlings into our Bucket Garden

VIDEO: Planting Garlic in Containers

VIDEO: How to make a Planter from a Food Grade Barrel

VIDEO: Planting in a Food Grade Barrel



SEED STARTING

Seed Germination Length of Time

The Wonder of Seeds and Germination

 

VIDEO: SEED GERMINATION

VIDEO: Seed Starting Made Simple

VIDEO: Seed Starting with Coconut Coir Pellets

Seed Germination

Tips for Seed Starting

Seed Starting with Coconut Coir Pellets

Using Coconut Coir in the Garden

VIDEO: Using Coconut Coir in the Garden



GROWING FOOD

11 Uses for Borage

Video: Grow More Tomatoes

Best Veggies for Homestead Gardens

Feeding a Family from the Garden

(how much to plant)

Perennial Veggies & Herbs Info

About Orach (purple)

Grow Your Own Salsa Garden with Recipe

VIDEO: Heat Tolerant Lettuce

VIDEO: TOP 10 HOMESTEAD CROPS

VIDEO: Start a Garden from Scratch

VIDEO: Follow up to Start a Garden from Scratch

SEED STARTING & GROWING TUTORIALS

*COMPLETE LIST OF SEED STARTING TUTORIALS*

GROWING TIPS & VIDEOS

 

Why Start Herbs from Seed?

A Growing List of Herb Seeds to Stratify


GROWING LUFFA FROM SEED TO HARVEST

VIDEO: Growing Luffa Update

VIDEO: Luffa Garden Update #2

VIDEO: HARVESTING LUFFA

 

Choosing the Right Heirloom Corn Variety from Your Garden

Choosing the Right Onion Variety for Your Garden

The Wonderful World of Heirloom Tomatoes

Heat Tolerant Heirloom Varieties

VIDEO: Yellow Scotch Bonnet Tasting & Seed Saving



TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS


Hardening Off Seedlings


VIDEO: Transplanting Seedlings

 

POLLINATOR INFO

Planting Wildflowers in Your Garden

5 Fantastic Flowers to Attract Pollinators

 

Food Storage Prepping in the Garden: INTRO

Food Storage Prepping in the Garden: AMARANTH

Food Storage Prepping in the Garden: BEANS

Food Storage Prepping in the Garden: COWPEAS

 

Food Storage Prepping in the Garden VIDEOS

AMARANTH

BEANS

CORN

COWPEAS

MORINGA

PUMPKIN

SUNFLOWERS

 

FEEDING YOUR PLANTS

Feeding Your Plants-Updated

Using Azomite in the Garden for Healthy Plants

Using Calcium in the Garden

DIY Alfalfa Meal Tea

VIDEO: DIY Alfalfa Meal Tea

Kelp Meal Tea Recipe

VIDEO: Using Azomite in the Garden

VIDEO: Making a Liquid Fertilizer with Borage Leaves

 

 

DIY IDEAS FOR THE GARDEN

Using Coffee Grounds in the Garden

VIDEO: DIY Tomato Cages
DIY Tomato Cages Tutorial



GROWING ON A BUDGET VIDEOS

Composting in Your Kitchen

Growing on a Budget
Composting
Get the Scoop on Using Poop
Using Horse Manure
Using Goat Manure
Seed Starting Indoors
Recycled Containers for Seed Starting

 

 

MORE VIDEOS:

SEEDS ARE AMAZING

HEIRLOOM CORN VARIETIES

HEIRLOOM SQUASH WITH MARY

GLASS GEM CORN

HARVESTING HEIRLOOM CORN & TIPS FOR GROWING CORN

MAKING POPCORN with Homegrown Glass Gem Corn

 

PEST CONTROL

Companion Planting


VIDEO: Companion Planting with Borage

Pest Control & Prevention in the Garden

Identifying Common Garden Pests


Identifying Common "Good Bugs"


Organic Pest Control part 1


Organic Pest Control part 2


Organic Pest Control part 3


Using Organic Neem Oil in the Garden


VIDEO: Using Food Grade DE in the Garden


GARLIC

Garlic Growing Tips

When to Plant Garlic

How to Plant Organic Garlic

Harvesting & Curing Organic Garlic


POTATOES

VIDEO: Chitting Seed Potaotes

Planting & Growing Organic Potatoes

When to Plant Potatoes: A State-Specific Guide


SEED SAVING

Seed Saving Basics

Seed Saving Part 1
Saving & Storing Garden Seeds for Next Season

LIVE CHAT: SEED STORAGE

SEED SAVING: HEIRLOOM SQUASH

SEED SAVING: HEIRLOOM BASIL

 

SEED SAVING VIDEOS

Seed Saving Glass Gem Corn Seeds

Harvesting Calendula Seeds

Harvesting Sunflowers

Seed Saving Intro

Harvesting Squash Seeds
Harvesting Okra Seeds
Harvesting Swiss Chard Seeds



RECIPES


VIDEO: Stuffed Scallop Squash

VIDEO: BASIL LEMONADE

Lavender Infused Oil

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

Macadamia Pesto

Purple Basil Vinegar

3 Ways to Bake Ronde de Nice Squash

Tomato Cucumber Salad

PUMPKIN PIE

BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Veggies & Rib Sandwiches

TOMATILLO VERDE SALSA

We will update this list as we add to our youtube channel and articles posted here on our website. If you have specific garden or seed related questions, please contact us via email at MARY@MARYSHEIRLOOMSEEDS.COM


Happy Planting!


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