Plan a succession planting schedule

What succession planting means

Gardeners use succession planting in more than one way. It can mean sowing the same crop in separate batches to spread harvests, or planting a different crop in a space after the earlier crop finishes. This planner handles repeat sowings of one crop; it does not map crop rotations or predict harvest dates.

To create a series, open Garden Week and enter the crop name, first and last sowing dates, days between sowings, and an optional bed or container. The tool places each batch on your schedule. Export dates to a calendar app when you are ready.

Choose dates and intervals for your garden

Start with the variety and growing window you actually have. Check the seed packet and local Extension guidance before choosing the first or final sowing date. The University of Maryland Extension describes planting portions of some vegetables every two weeks as one way to extend harvests; Penn State Extension gives a similar example while noting that local frost dates shape the season. Those examples are not a universal interval for every crop or region.

Garden Week schedules the dates you enter. It does not look up your location, decide whether a crop will mature before frost, or account for heat, soil, variety, or bed space. Review the schedule against local advice and current conditions before planting.

Extension references

• University of Maryland Extension: Vegetable Succession and Companion Planting
• Penn State Extension: Succession Planting

Start with your local planting window in the vegetable planting calendar guide, then use the sowing calendar guide to plan when seeds go in.