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Goals for Next Year’s Gardens

Now is a great time to set some goals for next year’s gardens. Your recent and current successes and shortfalls are fresh in your mind.
Take notes to plan next season garden
Here are some ideas of goals that you might set for next year’s gardens:

What to Grow

Now is the best time to decide what to grow and what not to grow next year. Of course, this pertains to annuals, as you’ve already made a commitment with your perennials.

  • What annual flowers and vegetables did well?
  • Which vegetables or flowers were a disappointment?
  • What plants could be added to attract butterflies and hummingbirds?

Simply make a list of things you want to grow next year. When the new seed catalogs arrive or you read about new varieties in social media, you can edit your list.
Goals for Next Year's Gardens

How Much to Grow

Even experienced gardeners sometimes get carried away with how much to plant when new seasons start. If you grew too much squash, or your tomato plants were too close together when they matured, now is a good time to make a note of this for next year’s garden. A great way to remind yourself of what you grew, where you grew it, and how it turned out, is to take pictures during and at the end of the season.

Fruit Production

If you have fruit trees that produced disappointing yields, remind yourself to prune them early next season. You might even want to remove some of the small fruits soon after pollination to reduce the competition for nutrition as the season progresses. Careful pruning and thinning can make a significant difference in apple, peach, and pear production.

Less Weeding

Probably all gardeners would add the goal of less weeding to their lists. You can plan for less weeding next season by setting a goal to collect, shred, and save leaves this fall. Shredded leaves, mixed with grass clippings, make a wonderful mulch that will both suppress weeds and help maintain moisture in your gardens. If you have room for a couple of large, plastic trash cans, with lids, you can save a lot of shredded leaves. Shred them with a shredder or lawn mower, and store them so that they’ll stay dry over the winter. A little bit of time this fall can save you time, and reward you with better soil, next season.
Goals for Next Year's Gardens

Start Your Own Annual Seedlings

Perhaps you’ve thought about growing your own vegetable and annual flower seedlings. Over time, growing your own seedlings can save you money and add to your gardening enjoyment. You can grow a much wider variety of cultivars than those that are available at nurseries, and with a little planning, you’ll have them when you want them.

If seed starting is a goal for you, now is a good time to plan for this activity. Make a list of what you’ll need to set up your own seed starting operation, and get your supplies prior to seed-starting season.

Water

Would you like to make better use of the water provided by nature? Or, do you have an occasional problem with too much water? This winter is a great time to plan for better water management and to obtain any special equipment you might need for next season’s gardens. (See Managing Water in the Garden for ideas on how to cope with too much or too little of this precious resource.)

Set Some Goals

Now’s the time to set some goals for next year’s gardens. Even if you just make a short list on your phone or create a file on your computer, you can keep adding to it over the winter. You’ll be ready to grow for next season.

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