Hey there and welcome back to the Beginners Garden Podcast. I hope you're gearing up for this garden season just like I am.

And today we're going to be talking about some garden planning tasks that you can put on your calendar right now,

no matter where you are in your garden season. You may still have snow on the ground and you're itching to get your garden planted.

But when we think about

planning our gardens, the main thing that we plan besides what to plant is when to plant. Now,

that's a big part. And I actually spend a lot of time helping you dial that in in my garden planning

course, Dream to Garden, which by the way is open right now

through February 13th for the season so if you're interested in that check that out we'll have the

link in the description or you can go to journey with jill.net slash dream to garden so i do spend a lot of

time helping you dial in when you plant because that is super important But there are other garden tasks that sometimes fall

through the cracks because you're so focused on what to plant and when to plant. And what happens

is that those tasks can sneak up on you and then you wake up one day and you think, uh-oh, got to get

this done right now. But it doesn't have to be that way. By planning

other garden tasks at the right time and doing them also at a time other than when you're planting,

that's a key to reduce overwhelm, this will ease a lot of that got to get it done stress and help you have a more enjoyable season.

That's something that I'm leaning into more and more is just not so much focusing on all the what

and get it done and hurry up and franticness that can come from planting and planning and

growing the garden. I'm trying to actually enjoy it a little bit more.

Getting these tasks on the calendar ahead of time really help you to enjoy your garden without

feeling like you're a slave to it. So grab a pencil or the notes app on your phone and jot down

these 12 tasks that you can get on your calendar now. Trust me,

if you would get them put on your calendar, your future self will thank you. Welcome to the

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