Week 1
2 jobsOpen only the first workable strip
Clear 0.75 m2 of Bed 3 and cover the remaining weedy area.
Plant a small lettuce succession in 0.72 m2 of Bed 1.
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Next steps
This month: June
Plant
Plant 10 lettuce seedlings or one short row from seed.
Start 6 cabbage seedlings if brassicas are wanted.
Harvest
Pick silverbeet weekly if already established.
Use perennial herbs as needed.
Bed work
Clear half of Bed 3; cover the rest with cardboard, mulch, or black plastic.
Exact bed focus
clear Bed 3 / 1.44 m2. Clear and cover Bed 3 before opening more space.
plant Bed 1 / 1 m2. Use about 1 m2 of Bed 1 for the first small salad succession.
Next four weeks
Small weekly jobs, paced so one weedy or empty section does not become the whole garden at once.
1 hr/week
Week 2
2 jobsCheck establishment before opening more space
Water and check the new lettuce succession in Bed 1.
Keep Bed 3 covered with cardboard, mulch, or black plastic.
Week 3
2 jobsAdd only a small follow-up planting if the first strip is stable
Plant a second small lettuce succession only if Bed 1 has room and Week 1 plants are stable.
Pull weeds only where they are breaking through the cover.
Week 4
2 jobsReview, harvest, and decide the next bed
Record what germinated, what was eaten, and whether the household wants more lettuce.
Choose the next bed section for July; do not clear all covered beds at once.
This week
Clear 0.75 m2 of Bed 3 and cover the remaining weedy area.
Plant a small lettuce succession in 0.72 m2 of Bed 1.
Food bank share
Use seed where possible; request seedlings only for brassicas and summer crops.
June: 1-2 leafy/herb portions if already established.
Confirm actual donations only after harvest quality and household needs are known.
Not this week
Do not clear every bed at once; keep covered beds suppressing weeds until their planting window.
Do not plant the full annual plan this week; the year plan is staged to avoid gluts.
Exact bed jobs
| Bed | Job | Space | Crop | Instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed 3 | clear | 50% / 1.44 m2 | No crop yet | Clear half of Bed 3, then mulch or cover the cleared section until planting. |
| Bed 1 | plant | 100% / 2.88 m2 | Apple | Plant apple in all of Bed 1. |
| Bed 2 | plant | 100% / 2.88 m2 | Strawberry | Plant strawberry in all of Bed 2. |
Printable plan summary
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Expanded family kitchen garden
17.28 m2 total bed area1 hr/week6 included modules
Included modules
Perennial herbs: 2 m2 / parsley, thyme, oregano, bay, rosemary, tarragon
Salad succession: 3.1 m2 / lettuce, spinach, spring onion, radish
Leafy greens: 2.4 m2 / silverbeet, perpetual spinach, kale
Summer fruiting: 3.8 m2 / tomato, cucumber, basil, bean
Roots and storage: 2.1 m2 / carrot, beetroot, potato
Warm-climate add-ons: 2.1 m2 / chilli, capsicum, eggplant
Next exact jobs
June: CLEAR Bed 3 / 1.44 m2. Clear and cover Bed 3 before opening more space.
June: PLANT Bed 1 / 1 m2. Use about 1 m2 of Bed 1 for the first small salad succession.
food bank pledge: 2.88 m2 set aside or shared as surplus, paced at 1 hr/week.
Monthly highlights
June: Planting target: 10 salad plants and 6 brassica starts.
July: Planting target: 5 more salad plants plus 6 brassicas.
August: Planting target: 3 protected tomato starts plus a short trellis sowing.
September: Planting target: 3 tomato plants prepared for the warm bed.
October: Planting target: 3 plants of tomato, 2 cucumber plants, basil, and a trellis bean sowing.
November: Planting target: 1-2 warm add-on plants only; do not crowd the bed.
December: Planting target: gap-fill only; the main tomato and cucumber crop is already in.
January: Expected harvest: 16-32 tomato/cucumber/bean/herb portions if watered well.
February: Planting target: 6 autumn brassicas or leafy starts plus coriander.
March: Planting target: 6 brassicas plus leafy greens and autumn salads.
April: Planting target: 5 winter salad or leafy plants.
May: Planting target: 4 final winter salad/herb plants.
Apple
fruit / learn
365 days to maturity / 300 cm spacing
Strawberry
fruit / learn
120 days to maturity / 30 cm spacing
Four-week stagger
Week 1: Plant apple in all of Bed 1.
Week 2: plant the next quarter, then check watering, slugs, and weeds.
Week 3: add strawberry where spacing allows so harvests do not all land at once.
Week 4: fill gaps, record what germinated, and carry the next empty bed into the plan.
Soil and weed recovery
Clear half of Bed 3, then mulch or cover the cleared section until planting. Area: 1.44 m2.
For empty beds you want to plant soon, loosen only the top layer, keep roots and soil life intact, and mulch between seedlings.