Harvest Home Guides
Regional Vegetable Gardening for Every Zone
Stop guessing when to plant. Our region-specific guides give you month-by-month planting calendars, variety recommendations, and growing strategies tailored to your exact climate.
Why Regional Gardening?
Generic gardening advice wastes your time and kills your plants. A tomato planted in March in Texas needs completely different care than one planted in June in Vermont.
Harvest Home Guides are written for your specific region — with planting dates, soil strategies, pest management, and variety picks that actually work where you live.
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Right Plant. Right Place. Right Time.
That's the difference between a harvest and a headache.
The Book Series
Comprehensive vegetable gardening guides tailored to each U.S. region.
Harvest Home Guides: Texas
From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley — vegetables that thrive in every Texas climate zone.
Learn MoreSoutheast
Humid summers, mild winters — maximize your growing season across the Southeast.
Midwest
Short seasons, big harvests. Get the most out of every frost-free day.
Latest from the Blog
Free vegetable gardening guides, planting calendars, and growing tips.
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