Free vegetable garden planner
Printable cards for crop rotation and permaculture
Plan your vegetable garden with this free, printable vegetable garden planning kit from Jardin Biskoul, a non-profit association based in Central Brittany, France.
This educational resource helps you choose which vegetables to grow, understand botanical plant families, plan your sowing and harvesting calendar, and organise your growing areas and crop rotations. Designed for beginner gardeners, families, educators and community gardening projects, the kit combines illustrated vegetable cards, a planning calendar, a sample garden layout and a step-by-step method. Use it to make vegetable gardening more accessible, practical and enjoyable.
How does it work ?
Step 1
Discover the botanical families through play and choose which vegetables to grow!
Step 2
Plan when to grow them using the calendar.
Step 3
Plan your growing areas and crop rotations using the tokens and the example garden plan.
Step 4
Get growing!
The basic kit contains:
Radish, rocket, cauliflower, headed cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, turnip, winter radish, butternut squash, pumpkin & red kuri squash, courgette, melon, watermelon, cucumber, gherkin, Swiss chard, beetroot, potato, spinach, tomato, cherry tomato, sweet pepper & chilli pepper, aubergine, parsnip, carrot, fennel, celeriac, leek, onion, garlic, shallot, artichoke, lettuce, endive, sunflower, Jerusalem artichoke, peas & mangetout, broad bean, green & dry beans.
+ 8 vegetable family cards, 1 calendar, 1 garden plan, 2 token sheets and 1 booklet (methodology).
The extension includes:
20 additional vegetable cards
Amaranth, orache, lamb’s lettuce, mizuna, chickpea, soya bean, sweetcorn, peanut, sweet potato, yacon (earth pear), swede, pattypan squash & sweet dumpling squash, oca, asparagus, strawberry, rhubarb, chayote, physalis, celery, kale.
+ 1 vegetable family card and 1 token sheet.
Frequently asked questions
Is this vegetable garden planner free?
Yes. Jardin Biskoul makes all its educational gardening resources available as free digital downloads. Donations and purchases help support the association’s work.
Is the garden planner suitable for beginners?
Yes. The kit uses illustrated cards and a step-by-step method to help beginners organise their vegetable garden without needing to master everything at once. It also includes a sowing and planting calendar, as well as a practical example of a vegetable garden layout for beginners.
Is this vegetable garden planning kit suitable for experienced gardeners?
Yes. Although the kit is accessible to beginners, it is also useful for experienced gardeners who want to bring a wealth of practical information together in one place. The vegetable cards cover growing methods, sowing and harvesting periods, growing conditions, frost tolerance, difficulty levels, pest susceptibility and more. They also include information on growing in pots and containers, including recommended container depth, making the kit useful for urban gardening as well.
Can I use this kit to plan crop rotation?
Yes. The vegetable family cards help you identify related crops, while the garden plan and tokens allow you to organise growing areas and think ahead about crop rotation.
What growing information is included on the vegetable cards?
Each card brings together practical information to help you plan and grow your vegetables, including:
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Growing methods: sowing, planting and growing under cover, in a greenhouse or polytunnel.
- Sowing and harvesting periods: when to sow, plant and harvest each crop.
- Germination: ideal soil temperature and average germination time.
- Growing conditions: sun or partial shade, plant spacing and recommended container depth for growing in pots.
- Difficulty level: how much attention a crop needs and how susceptible it may be to pests.
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Frost tolerance: whether a crop is frost-hardy, semi-hardy or frost-sensitive, with guidance on protection where appropriate.
The cards also provide practical advice on using greenhouses and polytunnels to protect young plants, extend the growing season and, with good ventilation, help reduce certain plant diseases. This makes the kit a handy reference for planning a vegetable garden throughout the year.
Can the kit be used for a group workshop?
Yes! The kit is ideal for group workshops with children or adults, in schools, community gardens, gardening clubs or other group settings. Its cards and planning tools encourage discussion and collaborative learning about vegetable families, sowing and planting times, and crop rotation.
Can I use the kit with children or in a school garden?
The visual, hands-on format can support gardening activities with children, families, schools and community groups. Adults can adapt the activity to the age and experience of the participants. You can also download a bilingual vegetable families card game for children and free downloadable colouring sheets.
What language is the kit available in?
Jardin Biskoul develops gardening resources in French and Breton. This page provides the English-language version of the vegetable garden planning kit.
About
This kit is independently published by the Jardin Biskoul association in Central Brittany. And it’s thanks in part to you — thank you! Your purchases and donations help us continue developing free, educational resources for vegetable gardening in French and Breton.
An idea by Florie Thielin, with the help of Angélique Guével and Antoine Marin, illustrated by Manon Socrate, and designed by Nolwenn Humeau – Heol Gwenn (using free and open-source software).
Printed in Brittany by Calligraphy Print.
