Throwback: How to Create a Gardening Plan for More Harvest and Less Stress | 488
Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World
Melissa K Norris
4.9 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this throwback episode of the Pioneering Today Podcast, I sit down with a member of the Pioneering Today Academy and we walk through how to plan out her garden year. While this strategy session was specific to her needs, there are a lot of great tips that can help when planning out your garden for next year. And, the fall is the best time to plan while the summer garden is fresh in our memory. So, enjoy this throwback episode and have fun dreaming about getting your hands back in the soil next spring.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Pioneers. Melissa Cana Norris here and welcome back. I am excited to share this |
| 0:09.8 | throwback episode of the Pioneering Today podcast with you. In this one, I sit down with one of our |
| 0:16.4 | amazing members of the Pioneering Today Academy, and that is Shannon, who is a nurse practitioner in the Pacific Northwest, who is working to maximize her smaller raised bed garden without being overwhelmed. |
| 0:28.6 | We dive into questions about space planning, seed starting, multi-season growing, drip versus sprinkler irrigation, and how to really leverage what you've got. |
| 0:39.8 | This is a consult style episode, not just a casual chat, but a real strategy session. |
| 0:46.0 | So whether you've got a quarter acre lot, a few raised beds, or you really just want to stretch |
| 0:51.4 | your gardens harvest further, this one is going to hit home. |
| 0:55.1 | So get your garden planner, your favorite pen, |
| 0:57.7 | maybe a cup of tea. |
| 0:58.7 | I'm actually sipping on some bone broth right now myself, |
| 1:01.7 | and join us as we revisit this conversation with Shannon. |
| 1:06.7 | You are going to walk away feeling more confident |
| 1:09.0 | and ready to plant smarter, harvest bigger, |
| 1:12.2 | and preserve with purpose. I have to say fall is my favorite time as we're going into winter |
| 1:18.7 | to do my garden evaluation for the year and my planning for next year because everything about |
| 1:25.1 | this year is fresh in your mind and trust me as the years go on |
| 1:29.5 | it's amazing what starts to get muddled when you wait to do your planning further into the |
| 1:37.2 | year so this one is the perfect time for you to dive into planning your garden based on this year's and what you're about to hear |
| 1:45.8 | in this strategy session. I am super excited to get to visit with you today, Shannon, and have you |
| 1:52.2 | on the podcast. So welcome to the pioneering today podcast. Thank you so much. It's so good to be |
| 1:58.1 | here. I really appreciate this opportunity to meet you virtually. |
| 2:02.5 | You know, it's so funny, in a virtual world, a lot of times we get to text with people or, you know, |
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