Living Document Notice
Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.
Planting Schedules and USDA Hardiness Zone Calendars
Timing seed starting, direct sowing, and transplanting requires strict adherence to regional climate zones and frost dates. Arbor indexes planting calendars against USDA hardiness zone specifications and microclimate telemetry.
Scheduling Invariants
- Hardiness Zone Calibration: Planting schedules anchor directly to regional frost-free dates and seasonal temperature curves.
- Indoor Starting Timelines: Seed-starting windows calculate backward from target last-frost transplant dates.
- Sequential Succession Sowing: Multi-wave planting intervals ensure continuous crop yields throughout the growing season.
Calibrated planting schedules maximize harvest productivity and protect sensitive starts from unexpected freezes.
- Directus Target: arbor-blog
- Garden Source Reference: MOC - Arbor Gardening Engine, MOC - The Glass Meteorology Engine, CAD-1001 - Habit Loops and Daily Rituals