Seattle succession planting comes down to one question: what goes in when a crop comes out? Every garden gets empty spots. A crop finishes, a bed gets cleared, and something has to go in. This guide makes that call for you.
For every crop that leaves a bed in a Seattle kitchen garden, it names one crop to plant next, one backup, and the last date that still works.
Built from Seattle dates (last frost near March 15, first frost near November 15) and tested in my own raised beds in Zone 8b-9a, it covers about 30 crops that open or fill a bed in a Pacific Northwest kitchen garden. You do not read it front to back. Find your window or the crop you just pulled, plant the default, write it on your bed map, and close the guide.
WHAT YOU GET
21 pages, delivered as a PDF you can print or keep on a tablet
The four planting windows with Seattle dates and "in by" deadlines: The Early Start, The Warm Handoff, The Second Spring, The Tuck-In
What-follows-what pairs tables for spring, summer, and fall
The empty bed decision: date, plant family, and sun
Rotation, the short version
Four winter jobs, so every bed has a plan until February
A real bed through one season, including what I would do differently
Two printable worksheets: a bed map and a planting log
WHO IT IS FOR
Seattle and Puget Sound kitchen gardeners with raised beds or containers who already grow a little and stall every time a bed opens up mid-season.
FIRST EDITION 2026
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