Stop redoing seed-packet math on the back of an envelope every spring.
Type your last frost date — and get the whole season back, crop by crop, week by week.
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The Frost Date Calculator
the little engine from our Seed Starting Spreadsheet — free, forever
Don't know it? Search “last frost date” + your town — 30 seconds that plan your whole year.
How we calculate — our sources
Timing windows are synthesized from U.S. university extension
guidance and established growing references (cooperative extension planting calendars, the Old Farmer's Almanac
seed-starting charts, and commercial grower guides). Warm-season transplants wait for soil ≥60°F; cold-tolerant crops
go out before frost. These are guidelines for temperate climates — your seed packet and local extension office always win.
Your dates will appear here — 16 crops, calculated in a blink. 🌱
No more April guesswork. One frost date in the spreadsheet — and 48 crops date themselves, with “plant now” alerts that tap you on the shoulder.
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Write it
“I'll remember which tomato did better.” You won't — nobody does. The planner remembers for you: logs, layouts, harvest totals, season review.
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Keep it
Care cards keep the houseplants alive, the canning planner puts the glut in jars, the seed envelopes carry your best plants into next year. Nothing is lost.
The Sagestead shelf
every tool in one calm, botanical style — sage, cream, and a whisper of terracotta
“Start six weeks before your last frost,” says every seed packet — as if we all keep a calendar in our heads.
Why Sagestead exists
Every gardener we know does the same ritual each spring: seed packets fanned out
on the kitchen table, a pencil, the back of an envelope — and the same arithmetic,
counted back from one date, every single year.
So we built tools that do it for you: a spreadsheet that turns one frost date into a full sowing
calendar, planners that look like they came from a bookshop, and care cards your plants deserve.
Ink-friendly, undated, US Letter + A4 — print them this year, and every year after.
Grow slow. Love long.
the method, settled
one date to rule the year
Questions gardeners ask
How do I get the files after purchase?
Instantly. Etsy shows a download page right after checkout, and the files stay in your Etsy account forever. Best downloaded on a computer rather than the app.
Will it print on my home printer?
Yes — every tool comes in US Letter and A4, designed ink-friendly (cream backgrounds, no heavy fills). Plain paper works; 200–250 gsm cardstock makes the care cards and envelopes feel shop-made.
Are the planners dated? Will they expire?
Undated, on purpose. You write the year in once and reuse the same files every season — with free lifetime updates when we improve them.
Can I use the care cards in my plant shop?
Yes — the 30-card pack includes a written commercial print license: unlimited prints, tuck one into every order, add your logo via the included PNG layer.
What if something doesn't work for me?
Digital items can't be “returned”, but message us on Etsy and we'll make it right — that's not a slogan, it's the shop policy we actually run on.
The season won't wait. We'll nudge you.
“Start your onions.” “Last call for fall lettuce.” “Check your seals.” — twice a month, the right whisper at the right week, so you never open the packet too late again.
No spam, no daily noise — just the gardening calendar, delivered.
Your best season won't be luck. It will be a plan.
Launch pricing — 40% off — runs through September 2. After that, the regular shelf prices return.
the method, settled
one date to rule the year