Vegetable Planting Planner

Who this is for

One row per crop for the growing season. Record the variety, how and when it was sown, when it went out, where it is planted and when you expect to pick it — the sheet that tells you what is in each bed and what is coming next.

Vegetable gardeners and allotment holders planning a season, and anyone who has stood in front of a bed unable to remember which variety went in it.

What this helps you track

• What was sown, under cover or direct, and on which date
• When each crop was transplanted and which bed it went into
• The harvest you are expecting, so gaps in supply show up before they happen
• How many plants or how much row you put in, for judging next year's quantities

How to use it

1. Write the season, the plot and the bed names or numbers at the top so the bed column means something.
2. Add a row for each crop as you sow it — crop, variety, sowing method and the date.
3. Fill in the transplant date and bed when it goes out, and the harvest you expect from the seed packet or your own past record.
4. Note the quantity: number of plants, modules or length of row, whichever you count in.
5. Keep the sheet with the harvest log; together they show what a variety gave you for what you put in.
6. The browser version saves in your own browser and can be printed or downloaded when the plan settles.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Does it tell me when to sow?

No. Sowing times depend on your climate, your last frost and the variety, so the sheet leaves those dates for you to write in from the packet or your own notes.

What if a crop is sown several times?

Give each sowing its own row — the same crop and variety with a later date. Successional sowings are exactly what the planner is for, and the harvest column shows whether they are spaced as you meant.

How do I plan the beds themselves?

This sheet lists crops and where they went; it is not a plan of the ground. The allotment plot plan sheet on this site is a grid for drawing the beds, and the two work well side by side.

Can I use it for flowers or herbs?

Yes. The columns are the same for anything raised from seed or bought as plants: what, which, when sown, when planted out, where and how many.