What’s new
The latest changes to Milpa, newest first.
Rules, folklore, plant teams and frost stations in Spanish
Every rule, folklore, plant team and frost station page now has a Spanish version, with its sources as published. It’s a machine translation, the English is the version that counts, and the guides and explainers are still in English.
Frost dates for places where it rarely freezes
San Diego, Miami, Honolulu, San Juan, Guam and 39 more places now read their own weather station, which records no freeze in a typical year. Their pages and the frost odds tool say frost is rare there and the season runs all year.
Search puts the plant first
Search for a plant by name and its own page now comes first, then its plant teams, guides and rules.
Rules in Spanish on the plant pages
The Spanish plant pages now show each rule, and each harvest and storage note, in Spanish. It’s a machine translation, marked as one, and the sources stay in their original English.
Spanish pages on this site
Every plant page, the plant team list, the frost pages list and the two ZIP code tools now have Spanish versions. Each one links back to its English page.
Plan, Log, Calendar and Answers in Spanish
The four screens you use most now read in Spanish. It is a machine translation, the English is the version that counts, and a fluent reader has not checked it yet.
Harvest details on every plant page, and cover crop dates
Plant pages now show when a crop is ready, how it keeps and how big a pot it needs. The Calendar dates parsnip thinning, and it tells you when to sow crimson clover, hairy vetch or cereal rye before your first fall frost.
Spanish plant names
78 crops now carry the Spanish name US extension services use for them, such as ejote, calabacita and chícharo. Search finds a plant by any of its names in either language.
Pot sizes and seed sizes
The plant card says the smallest pot a crop will grow in, from the University of Maryland’s table. Crops with big, easy-to-handle seeds are marked for gardening with kids.
How many plants to grow, and when to pick
Tell Home how many people you’re growing for, and each plant team says how many of each plant to grow. The plant card now shows when a crop is ready, whether it needs curing, and how long it keeps.