A simple, visual guide to help you confidently space and plant your garden in every season.
The Seasons & Plant Spacing Guide is designed to take the guesswork out of one of the most confusing parts of gardening — how many plants to grow and how much space they actually need.
Instead of relying on inconsistent seed packet instructions or trying to piece together spacing from multiple sources, this guide gives you a clear visual system based on the square foot method. Each plant is grouped by size, helping you quickly understand how many plants can comfortably grow within your raised bed.
Organized by seasonal temperature ranges, this guide also helps you determine what to plant and when, making it easier to transition your garden throughout the year.
Whether you're planting your first raised bed or refining your garden layout, this guide works as a simple reference you can return to again and again.
• A visual plant spacing key based on square foot gardening
• Seasonal planting categories (cold, cool, warm, and hot)
• Plant size groupings for easier garden planning
• A quick-reference layout designed for practical, everyday use
This guide simplifies both spacing and seasonal planting into one easy-to-use system.
By understanding plant size and seasonal timing, you can avoid overcrowding, improve plant health, and make better use of your garden space. It’s the same foundational approach used in all Homegrown and Harvested garden plans, designed to help your garden feel more organized, productive, and easy to manage.
This guide pairs beautifully with the Cottage Garden, Kitchen Garden, and Market Garden plans, helping you better understand how each layout is designed and how to adapt it over time.
The Cottage Garden is a thoughtfully designed 4x4 raised bed plan that brings beauty and productivity together in a compact space.
Instead of guessing what to plant and where it should go, this garden layout creates a balanced system where plants grow well together using companion planting principles. Every crop has a purpose, from leafy greens that provide quick harvests to herbs that help support the health of the entire bed.
This plan is perfect for beginners or gardeners who want a manageable raised bed that still produces a steady supply of fresh vegetables throughout the cool season.
Inside the Plan You'll Receive
• A professionally designed 4x4 garden layout
• A seasonal planting calendar
• A plant quantity shopping list
• A quick start guide to help you get planting right away
Your Harvest
Fresh greens, herbs, and cool season vegetables for a small household for approximately 8-10 weeks of harvest.
Please note: These files are large so you will be given a link after checkout to download them.
The Kitchen Garden is designed for gardeners who want their raised bed to truly support their everyday cooking.
This single-bed garden plan creates a balanced system where crops mature at different times, allowing you to harvest fresh vegetables consistently throughout the cool season. Instead of overcrowded beds or random plantings, this layout uses companion planting and intentional spacing to maximize productivity.
With the added growing space of a 4x6 bed, you can grow a wider variety of vegetables while still keeping the garden organized and easy to manage. Leafy greens, root crops, and herbs work together to create a productive garden designed to supply the ingredients that most often make their way into your kitchen.
Inside the Plan You'll Receive:
• One professionally designed raised bed layout (4x6 bed)
• A seasonal planting calendar
• A plant quantity shopping list
• A quick start guide for getting started
A diverse harvest of greens, roots, and cool season vegetables designed to keep a small household supplied with fresh harvests for 8-10 weeks.
Please note: These files are large so you will be given a link after checkout to download them.
The Market Garden is designed for gardeners who want to grow serious food in a single raised bed.
This single-bed garden plan uses companion planting and intentional spacing to create a productive ecosystem within a 4x8 raised bed. Each crop is carefully placed so plants can support one another, helping the garden grow stronger while maximizing the harvest from the space available.
With the generous growing area of a 4x8 bed, this layout allows you to grow a diverse collection of cool season vegetables while maintaining healthy plant spacing and balance within the garden. The result is a raised bed that produces an abundant harvest while still feeling organized and easy to maintain.
Inside this plan you’ll receive:
• One professionally designed raised bed layout (4x8 bed)
• A seasonal planting calendar
• A plant quantity shopping list
• A quick start guide for getting started
A generous harvest of greens, roots, and cool season vegetables designed to supply a household of 3–4 gardeners with fresh produce for 12+ weeks, including crops that store well into cooler months.
Please note: These files are large so you will be given a link after checkout to download them.
This extensive guide walks you through good and bad bugs for the garden, how to manage infestations, and the basics of companion planting for bug control. This is the best guide to manage pests and learn how to attract beneficial insects to your vegetable garden.
This guide introduces you to 12 unconventional herbs that support mental wellness, emotional balance, and spiritual grounding. These aren't your typical basil-and-parsley herbs. These are the ancient healers, the folklore favorites, the plants our ancestors grew in monastery gardens and cottage plots—plants that calm anxiety, lift spirits, ground scattered energy, and help us reconnect with the rhythms of nature.
This Garden Planner Chart is a handy, easy to use planning tool for the home and hobby gardener. This chart shows proper indoor and outdoor planting times relative to average spring and fall killing frost dates for 22 of the most common garden vegetables, and provides basic planting data.
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