Digital launch
This site, the volunteer intake, and the bag-tag system go live before anything is planted, so the tracking exists from the first harvest rather than being added later.
The Garden
What is in the ground, and when.
Four months, seven crops, and one delivery schedule. Page through the months to see what happens when.
The plan
Launch to first delivery, inside one month.
Fast-cycle crops and long-season crops go into the ground the same week on different clocks, so there is something to harvest in week three while the tomatoes are still coming on. Growers call it succession planting, and it is what keeps our delivery schedule from having a hole in the middle of it.
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7August 7, 2026 — Digital launch(today) | 8August 8, 2026 — Digital launch |
| 9August 9, 2026 — Garden site opens | 10August 10, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in. Planting schedule: Genovese basil, Kale | 11August 11, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in. Planting schedule: Lettuce mix, Spinach | 12August 12, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in. Planting schedule: Cherry tomatoes | 13August 13, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in. Planting schedule: Carrots | 14August 14, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in. Planting schedule: Cucumbers | 15August 15, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in |
| 16August 16, 2026 — Week 2, everything goes in | 17August 17, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 18August 18, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 19August 19, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 20August 20, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 21August 21, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 22August 22, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest |
| 23August 23, 2026 — Week 3, first micro-harvest | 24August 24, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 25August 25, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 26August 26, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 27August 27, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 28August 28, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 29August 29, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery |
| 30August 30, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery | 31August 31, 2026 — Week 4, succession planting and first delivery |
- Phase day
- Planting day
- Today's date
Planting schedule
- Aug 10Genovese basil, Kale
- Aug 11Lettuce mix, Spinach
- Aug 12Cherry tomatoes
- Aug 13Carrots
- Aug 14Cucumbers
Garden site opens
Beds go in. We are in discussion with community gardens in Union County and will name the site here once it is settled.
Week 2, everything goes in
Fast-cycle basil and kale, summer tomatoes, and root crops (carrots and cucumbers) all planted in the same week.
Week 3, first micro-harvest
The fast-cycle crops come in while the tomatoes and roots keep growing. First produce, two weeks after the beds went in.
Week 4, succession planting and first delivery
The next round goes into the cleared beds, and the first pilot bundle goes to our partner clinic.
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1September 1, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 2September 2, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 3September 3, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 4September 4, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 5September 5, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | ||
| 6September 6, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 7September 7, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 8September 8, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 9September 9, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 10September 10, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 11September 11, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 12September 12, 2026 — First full harvest cycle |
| 13September 13, 2026 — First full harvest cycle | 14September 14, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 15September 15, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 16September 16, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 17September 17, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 18September 18, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 19September 19, 2026 — Fall round goes in |
| 20September 20, 2026 — Fall round goes in | 21September 21, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 22September 22, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 23September 23, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 24September 24, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 25September 25, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 26September 26, 2026 — Weekly deliveries |
| 27September 27, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 28September 28, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 29September 29, 2026 — Weekly deliveries | 30September 30, 2026 — Weekly deliveries |
- Phase day
- Planting day
- Today's date
First full harvest cycle
Basil, lettuce and kale are all producing at once. Deliveries move from a single pilot bag to a steady run, and we find out what a packing morning actually takes.
Fall round goes in
Spinach, a second lettuce sowing and more kale go into the beds the fast crops have just cleared. This is the succession that keeps October from being empty.
Weekly deliveries
A bundle a week, with the greens carrying it while the tomatoes and root crops finish. First month where the schedule is routine rather than an experiment.
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1October 1, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 2October 2, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 3October 3, 2026 — Summer crops come in | ||||
| 4October 4, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 5October 5, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 6October 6, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 7October 7, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 8October 8, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 9October 9, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 10October 10, 2026 — Summer crops come in |
| 11October 11, 2026 — Summer crops come in | 12October 12, 2026 — Roots are ready | 13October 13, 2026 — Roots are ready | 14October 14, 2026 — Roots are ready | 15October 15, 2026 — Roots are ready | 16October 16, 2026 — Roots are ready | 17October 17, 2026 — Roots are ready |
| 18October 18, 2026 — Roots are ready | 19October 19, 2026 — Roots are ready | 20October 20, 2026 — Roots are ready | 21October 21, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 22October 22, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 23October 23, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 24October 24, 2026 — Second greens harvest |
| 25October 25, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 26October 26, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 27October 27, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 28October 28, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 29October 29, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 30October 30, 2026 — Second greens harvest | 31October 31, 2026 — Second greens harvest |
- Phase day
- Planting day
- Today's date
Summer crops come in
Cucumbers and the first cherry tomatoes are ready. Bundles get heavier and more varied, which is the point of having planted three different clocks in the same week.
Roots are ready
Carrots come up sixty days after sowing. Roots keep far longer than greens, so they make a bundle useful for more than three days.
Second greens harvest
The September sowing is ready, and the kale planted in August is still cutting. Peak month for both weight and variety.
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1November 1, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 2November 2, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 3November 3, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 4November 4, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 5November 5, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 6November 6, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 7November 7, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest |
| 8November 8, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 9November 9, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 10November 10, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 11November 11, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 12November 12, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 13November 13, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest | 14November 14, 2026 — Last outdoor harvest |
| 15November 15, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 16November 16, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 17November 17, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 18November 18, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 19November 19, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 20November 20, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 21November 21, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered |
| 22November 22, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 23November 23, 2026 — Beds cleared and covered | 24November 24, 2026 — Season review with the clinic | 25November 25, 2026 — Season review with the clinic | 26November 26, 2026 — Season review with the clinic | 27November 27, 2026 — Season review with the clinic | 28November 28, 2026 — Season review with the clinic |
| 29November 29, 2026 — Season review with the clinic | 30November 30, 2026 — Season review with the clinic |
- Phase day
- Planting day
- Today's date
Last outdoor harvest
Kale and spinach take a light frost and keep going; everything else is finished. Final deliveries of the season.
Beds cleared and covered
Spent plants come out, and the beds are covered for winter so the soil is not bare until spring.
Season review with the clinic
We sit down with our partner clinic, go through what worked, and agree the produce list for next season before we order a seed.
What is in the ground
Seven crops, three different clocks.
Click any crop for how long it takes, when it is ready, and what to do with it in a kitchen. The bars are drawn from real days-to-maturity, so you can see for yourself where the harvests actually land.
GrowingFast crop, ready firstMid-seasonLong-season, ready last
Genovese basil21-30d
Goes in as a nursery plant rather than seed, which is what makes an August planting reach the first delivery. Pinch the growing tips and it bushes out instead of bolting.
- Planted
- August 10, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 21-30
- Harvest window
- Aug 31 - Sep 9
- Ready when
- The plant has several sets of true leaves and stands about a hand tall.
- How to pick
- Cut whole stems above a leaf pair, never strip single leaves.
- Keeping it
- Stems in a glass of water on the counter. Never the fridge, which blackens it.
- In the kitchen
- Torn over anything hot at the last second. Heat destroys the aroma.
Kale25-65d
The workhorse. Cut it at baby-leaf size for the first harvest and the same plant keeps producing for months afterwards.
- Planted
- August 10, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 25-65
- Harvest window
- Sep 4 - Oct 14
- Ready when
- Leaves are the size of your palm for baby leaf, a hand span for full size.
- How to pick
- Outer leaves first, always leaving the growing center intact.
- Keeping it
- Loosely bagged in the fridge, about a week.
- In the kitchen
- Stems removed, leaves shredded. Holds up to long cooking better than spinach.
Lettuce mix21-45d
The fastest thing in the ground and the reason there is anything to harvest in week three. Sown as a mix so one bed gives several colors and textures.
- Planted
- August 11, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 21-45
- Harvest window
- Sep 1 - Sep 25
- Ready when
- Leaves are about four inches. Earlier is better than later.
- How to pick
- Cut the whole patch an inch above the soil. It regrows two or three times.
- Keeping it
- Washed, spun dry, in a bag with a paper towel. Three to five days.
- In the kitchen
- Raw. Dress it right before it goes on the table or it wilts.
Spinach40-50d
A cool-season crop, so an August sowing here is at the hot edge of its range. The reliable planting is the fall succession round.
- Planted
- August 11, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 40-50
- Harvest window
- Sep 20 - Sep 30
- Ready when
- Leaves are big enough to pick without tearing the crown.
- How to pick
- Outer leaves, or cut the whole plant at the base.
- Keeping it
- Dry, loosely bagged, in the fridge. Wilts faster than kale.
- In the kitchen
- Raw when small, wilted in a hot pan when larger. Cooks down to almost nothing.
Cherry tomatoes55-70d
The long game. Goes in as a transplant and produces steadily once it starts, which is what carries the later deliveries.
- Planted
- August 12, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 55-70
- Harvest window
- Oct 6 - Oct 21
- Ready when
- Fully colored and it comes off the vine with a slight twist.
- How to pick
- Whole trusses if most are ripe, otherwise one at a time.
- Keeping it
- On the counter, stem up. The fridge ruins the texture.
- In the kitchen
- Raw, halved, or roasted whole until they split.
Carrots60-80d
Slow and worth waiting for. Needs loose soil more than it needs anything else, which is why the beds get worked over before sowing.
- Planted
- August 13, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 60-80
- Harvest window
- Oct 12 - Nov 1
- Ready when
- The shoulder is about an inch across where it meets the leaves.
- How to pick
- Water first, then pull with a twist. Dry soil snaps them.
- Keeping it
- Tops cut off immediately, then in the fridge. Tops left on drain the root.
- In the kitchen
- Scrubbed rather than peeled. Raw, roasted, or in anything slow.
Cucumbers50-70d
Needs something to climb, which is why a trellis is on the supply list. Vertical vines give straighter fruit and far less rot.
- Planted
- August 14, 2026
- Days to harvest
- 50-70
- Harvest window
- Oct 3 - Oct 23
- Ready when
- Firm, even color, and the size you would buy. Check daily once they start.
- How to pick
- Cut the stem. Pulling tears the vine.
- Keeping it
- Fridge, about a week. Goes soft from the blossom end first.
- In the kitchen
- Raw and cold. Salt sliced cucumber and drain it before dressing.
Day counts are typical ranges for our growing zone and are being checked against NC State Extension guidance for the North Carolina Piedmont.