The Harvest Helper Planting Wheel

Calculate Seed Starting and Transplanting Dates
Calculate When to Direct Seed
Determine Approximate Harvest Date
Take The Wheel into the Garden for Plant Spacing Info

1.       First you determine the frost date for your specific garden.  This is best determined by asking 2 or 3 garden centers in your town.

2.     On the top wheel is the following information:



                                                                
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a.     The number of days from seed to harvest or transplant to harvest

b.     The age the seedling should be at the time of transplanting

c.      When to discontinue planting

d.     Spring and Fall planning information

3.     In three moves you will determine when:

a.     When to start seedlings

b.     When to transplant

c.      When to plant

d.     When is the approximate date of harvest

e.     How many days from harvest until the first hard frost in the fall

4.     The Wheel also contains the following information:

a.     Determine the number of days between 2 dates

b.     Determine the number of weeks between 2 dates

c.      What is the ideal distance between plants in the garden

d.     What is the ideal distance between rows in the garden

e.     What are the warm weather vegetables that are killed by a light frost

f.       What are the cold weather vegetables killed by heavy frost

g.     What is the ideal pH

h.    What plants tolerate shade

i.       What plants should be planted in a wide row

j.       What plants benefit from plastic mulch

k.     What plants benefit from plastic in early spring and then organic mulch

l.       What plants benefit from organic mulch

The Harvest Helper Wheel is made out substantial plastic using UV ink and a plastic covering on top. 

It even has a hole to hang on the garden shed!