Know what to do next in your garden.
Printable garden guides and planning tools that turn what you notice into a clear next step—so you can plan, plant, care, and harvest with less guesswork.
A clear place to start
Stop guessing where your plants should go. Know Your Yard is a printable 25-page garden sunlight tracking system that helps you observe direct sun, map shade, and choose better planting locations across your yard.
Designed for beginner home gardeners, raised-bed growers, and anyone planning a vegetable, herb, or edible garden.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Divide your yard into useful observation zones
• Track direct sunlight at practical checkpoints
• Account for buildings, fences, trees, and seasonal shade
• Turn observations into a clear sun map
• Match plants with full-sun, part-sun, and lower-light locations
• Recheck your plan as the season changes
WHAT IS INCLUDED
• 25-page illustrated Know Your Yard guide (PDF)
• 9-page reusable worksheet pack (PDF)
• 1-page seasonal recheck card (PDF)
• Completed fictional example
• Research-informed guidance with Extension references
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD DETAILS
• One ZIP file containing three PDFs
• US Letter size (8.5 × 11 inches)
• Print at home or use with a PDF annotation app
• No physical item will be shipped
This is an educational planning tool. Exact plant needs vary by cultivar, climate, and local conditions. Confirm specific crop guidance with the seed packet, nursery label, or your local Extension service.
For personal use only. Commercial reproduction, resale, or redistribution is not permitted.
Start one useful late-summer garden project.
This 29-page printable guide helps a beginner choose one practical bed space or draining container, check current light and the remaining season, select a realistic crop, plant at the correct depth and spacing, and care for it through the first four weeks.
Inside the guide:
• Decide → Choose → Plant → Establish → Record beginner route
• Three-check sun snapshot and planting-window worksheet
• Leafy, root, bush bean, and broccoli-family crop profiles
• Seed depth, final spacing, row spacing, support, and container guidance
• Direct-sowing and transplanting instructions
• First-week heat and moisture care
• Four-week care tracker, one-space planting plan, harvest decisions, and troubleshooting
• 14 clickable university and Extension references
Instant digital download. US Letter PDF. No physical product will be shipped.
Timing varies by location, weather, and exact variety. Use the guide with your average first-frost date, local Extension calendar, and seed packet or plant tag.
Choose the flower garden's job first—pollinator support, cut flowers, display, containers, or a blend—then match the plan to the site and locally suitable plants. This 41-page planner preserves the botanical reference and layout pages while adding generous space for a real garden plan. Includes goal and site guidance, annual/perennial context, plant profiles, layout and care pages, a large-scale plot planner, an 18-flower source list, bloom tracking, reflection, and local-suitability boundaries. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD • PDF format; 41 pages • No physical item will be shipped • Print at home or through a local print shop, or use on a compatible device • Colors and page scaling may vary by printer, paper, software, and device PERSONAL-USE LICENSE For personal use only. Do not resell, redistribute, share, sublicense, or reproduce these files for commercial use. Review the shop policies before purchase. This guide supports planning decisions; local extension guidance, current conditions, and exact seed-packet or cultivar instructions remain the final authority.
START WITH A COMPLETE SYSTEM
Prefer a connected path? Continue with the Flower & Vegetable Garden Bundle: https://backyardgrowco.com/store/p/garden-planner-bundle-printable-vegetable-garden-planner-raised-bed-planner-companion-planting-guide-garden-journal-pdf
Plan food and flowers as one connected garden while keeping each guide's job clear. The 169-page customer download includes a three-page START HERE dashboard, Complete Vegetable Growing Guide, Flower Garden Planner for Beginners, Ultimate Garden Watering Guide, and Ultimate Companion Planting Guide. Open Complete Vegetable for the food-garden plan and Flower Planner for the flower goal. Watering and Companion connect shared site, care, and placement decisions without requiring duplicate worksheets. The connected system also supports a vegetable and herb planner guide workflow without promising a universal schedule or pairing chart. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD • 5 PDF files; 169 pages total • No physical item will be shipped • Print at home or through a local print shop, or use on a compatible device • Colors and page scaling may vary by printer, paper, software, and device PERSONAL-USE LICENSE For personal use only. Do not resell, redistribute, share, sublicense, or reproduce these files for commercial use. Review the shop policies before purchase. These guides support planning decisions; local extension guidance, current conditions, and exact seed-packet or cultivar instructions remain the final authority.
Planning more than one part of the garden? The Garden Planner Bundle keeps related planning, planting, care, and record-keeping resources together—so your next decisions stay organized.
A Useful First Step, Free
Get the Companion Planting Guide, then receive practical seasonal reminders and checklists before the next garden task is due.
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Use the rebuilt Guides hub to compare bundles, major guides, Quick Tools, seasonal resources, and free planning help without scanning the entire catalog at once.
Why Backyard Grow Co.
Practical garden help should show what applies to your space and what to do next. Each resource follows the same calm process:
- Start with the condition in your garden.
- Check what changes the answer.
- Choose one practical next step.
- Record what happened and know when to recheck.
Produce one transparent go / caution / wait / no-go screen for an exact variety and local fall window.
Replace vague 'plant now' advice with a transparent count-back using your first-frost information, exact variety, harvest stage, and a stated buffer.
WHAT YOU GET
A fall-window formula, cold-response screen, worked example, and six-crop calculator.
FORMAT
- 8-page PDF
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
- Instant digital download
- Print at 100% / actual size or use with a PDF annotation app
- No physical item will be shipped
WHY IT HELPS
This compact resource solves one urgent garden decision completely, with a worked example, a reusable tool, and a clear next action.
CONTINUE THE SYSTEM
Continue with the full Late-Summer Garden Starter Guide: https://backyardgrowco.com/store/p/late-summer-garden-starter-guide
This download stands alone; you do not need the larger guide to use it.
IMPORTANT
Garden conditions vary. Confirm cultivar-specific details with the seed packet, plant label, local Extension guidance, current forecast, and your own observations. The calculator is a planning screen—not a forecast or harvest guarantee. Average frost dates are probabilities, and weather, soil, variety, pests, and management can change the outcome.
PERSONAL USE
For the original purchaser's personal household use. Do not resell, redistribute, share, or reproduce the files for commercial use.