By Peggy Paul Casella for Fair Food

Spring is here, and it’s time to get your hands in the soil! Here’s a round-up of links and resources to help you plan for the spring/summer growing season:

Sketch it out:

• Free Kitchen Garden Planners - Gardener’s Supply Company
• "Planning a Vegetable Garden" - National Gardening Association
• Garden Planning Workshop at Greensgrow Farm on Saturday, April 2

Choose your plants:

• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
• Growing Calendar by Zip Code - Burpee.com
• "Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden" - PennState Extension

Start seeds indoors (Now’s the time if you live in the Philadelphia region!):

• Planting Date Calculator - The Old Farmer’s Almanac
• "Seed Starting Know-How" - Burpee.com
• "Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors" - Mother Earth News

Prep the garden:

• "Preparing Soil in Spring" - Rodale’s Organic Life
• "10 Easy Soil Tests" - Rodale’s Organic Life
• "How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring Planting" - Mother Earth News
• "Preparing a New Garden Plot" - National Gardening Association
• "How to Start a Container Garden in Any Amount of Space" - Popular Mechanics

Get planting:

• "Transplanting Annuals into the Garden" - Penn State Extension
• "Planting the Right Way" - Fine Gardening
• "Garden Transplanting: Expert Advice" - Mother Earth News
• "Growing Great Container Vegetables" - PennState Extension