{"id":633,"date":"2020-02-07T13:28:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplestead.com\/?p=633"},"modified":"2020-02-07T13:28:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:28:24","slug":"vegetable-garden-planting-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplestead.com\/?p=633","title":{"rendered":"Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are new to gardening and looking for a quick and easy tool to help you decide what to plant when, check out this new planting calendar. The programming team at Morning Chores developed it. Then, I helped refine some planting dates and adapt it to work for many different climates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a perfect starting point for planning your own planting calendar.  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