Observe first
Check soil condition and the short-range forecast before sowing, transplanting, or mulching.
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Run the season by cues, not a rigid calendar.
Work from last frost, warm soil, first frost, and dormancy. Check off the useful jobs for your garden and leave the irrelevant ones behind.
- 5season stages
- 20practical tasks
- Autolocal progress
Season at a glance
Keep the next useful job visible
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8–12 weeks before last frost
Planning season
Inventory, sketch, test, and order before the rush begins.
Soil workable to last frost
Early season
Prepare beds and establish crops that prefer cool conditions.
After frost; soil warming
Warm season
Plant heat-lovers, stabilize watering, and keep harvests moving.
8–12 weeks before first frost
Late season
Start fall crops, save seed, and prepare protection.
After hard frost / dormant season
Close & reset
Record results, protect soil, clean tools, and improve the plan.
Timing principle
Weather sets the pace; the checklist keeps the thread.
Frost dates are probability ranges. Soil temperature, rain, wind, daylight, and the crop itself still determine whether a task belongs this week.
Stage protection
Keep row cover, clips, shade cloth, and irrigation parts ready before conditions turn urgent.
Record the result
Dates and small outcome notes make next season's timing more useful than memory alone.