# [[Home/Garden/2025/Journal|Journal]] This the second year I'm doing a vegetable garden. Goals for this year include: 1. Increasing variety of veggies 2. Yielding enough tomatoes for sauce ![[garden plots.png]] # Stats [Plant Hardiness Zone](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/): 6b [Avg. Last Frost Dates](https://www.plantmaps.com/en/us/lf/state/connecticut/average-last-frost-dates-map): May 11 - May 20 (May 15 avg.) Actual last freeze: TBD # TODO - [x] Determine crops - [x] Order seeds - [x] Rebuild The Hab (only 2 shelves this time!) - [ ] Initial planting (before end of March) - [ ] Buy a soil sensor or 2 - [ ] Build 2 additional [[Raised beds]] - [ ] Get materials - [ ] (12) 5/4x6x8' decking - [ ] (3) 2x4x8' - [ ] (80) 2" decking screws - [ ] Construct - [ ] Get soil & mulch - [ ] Buy trellis materials - [ ] (4) 1x1 (baulisters?) - [ ] 8' chicken wire # Crops | Qty | Crop | Start Inside | Transplant / Outdoors | Status | | --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------------- | ------- | | 16 | [Roma](https://www.burpee.com/tomato-roma-vf-prod001008.html) 🍅 | Mar 20 - Apr 03 | May 29 - Jun 12 | On hand | | 4 | [Cherry](https://www.burpee.com/tomato-cherry-baby-hybrid-prod099561.html) | | | Ordered | | 4 | Hot peppers | | | Waiting | | 4 | [Butterstick squash](https://www.burpee.com/squash-summer-butterstick-hybrid-prod000910.html) | | | Ordered | | 8 | [Snowbird pea](https://www.burpee.com/pea-snowbird-prod000790.html) | | | Ordered | | 2 | [4th of July](https://www.burpee.com/tomato-fourth-of-july-hybrid-prod000988.html) | Mar 20 - Apr 03 | May 29 - Jun 12 | On hand |