Growing Resources

When to Plant the Plants

In the Richmond, VA Area we are in the Mid-Atlantic Inland Plains on the line of Zone 7a & 7b – Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has the best Recommended Planting Dates, customized to us:

Recommended Planting Dates from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Link to PDF: https://www.southernexposure.com/catalog/plantingdates.pdf

You’ll find a range of dates for each type of plant listed, this is timeframe in which you can plant once or multiple times with Succession Planting, find more from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange here:

Companion Planting Resources

Two guides to help plan your gardens more effectively.

Cooperative Gardens Commission Resources

We are a seed hub as part of the Cooperative Gardens Commission (https://www.coopgardens.org/) seed hub program. They work with seed distributors to send free seeds (usually 2-3 years old) to seed hubs worldwide to be distributed to the community for free!

CGC has a ton of great resources, including:

Quick Start Guide

Gardening 101

Gardening 201

BIPOC Led Resources

Additional Resources from the BIPOC Working Group

and their amazing 2023 Garden Planner!

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