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Day: April 9, 2026

Spring Garden Planning: 3 Lessons for a Better Harvest

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A split screen of Chelsea in a bare high tunnel on the left and a fully grown garden in the middle of the season.

Welcome to the first garden update of 2026! The ground here in the North is still frozen solid. We are waking up to snow almost every other day. While it can be a bit demoralizing, this weather forces me to sit down and get serious about spring garden planning.

End of Winter Pantry Audit: Lessons for Next Year’s Garden

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A close up of Chelsea in front of her canning pantry shelves full of canned goods.

Spring is the time to look at what is left on the shelves and evaluate how much we actually consumed. Did we grow enough? Did we can too much? Today, I am taking you through our winter pantry audit and sharing the biggest lessons we are applying to next year’s garden plan.