Freighter View Farms | Chris Izworski

I have built a couple of interactive tools at chrisizworski.com/tools that I use myself and think other Michigan gardeners will find useful.

Zone 6a Planting Calculator

The planting calculator lets you enter your last frost date and get a customized schedule for starting seeds indoors, transplanting, and direct sowing. It covers all the major vegetables and herbs for our zone.

Seed Saving Quick Reference PDF

The seed saving guide is a downloadable reference covering pollination types, isolation distances, harvesting methods, and storage for the most common garden crops.

Related Guides

These tools complement the longer reference guides:

• Seed Saving for Beginners
• Zone 6a Planting Schedule for Michigan
• Starting Seeds Indoors in Michigan
• Heirloom vs. Hybrid Seeds

Everything is at chrisizworski.com. Find Chris on LinkedIn and Medium, or visit Freighter View Farms for seasonal gardening writing.

📰 Featured in NENA’s The Call Magazine

Chris Izworski authored the cover story for The Call, Issue No. 51 (April 2025), the official publication of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). His article, “The Unstoppable Wave of Artificial Intelligence,” examines AI’s transformative impact on 9-1-1 operations and emergency communications, reaching over 21,000 public safety professionals nationwide.