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About this Garden Plan

Vegetables and herbs

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Backyard
Garden Size: 50' 0" x 50' 0"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Square Foot Garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberPlants per Square FootNotes
Arugula
 Arugula
1616Arugula, slow bolt Position: Full sun to partial afternoon shade Feeding: none Spacing: Single Plants: 0' 6" each way (minimum) Rows: 0' 4" with 0' 8" row gap (minimum) Germination 4-8 days, 40-55 F Depth: 1/4 inches Plant spacing: 1 inches Row spacing: 12-18 inches Avg. Age to Maturity: 40 days Harvesting: Harvest young leaves as you need them for cooking. The flower buds and flower petals also are edible. Troubleshooting: Flea beetles sometimes make small holes in leaves
Asparagus
 Mary Washington
11 
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
99Beets, Detroit red Position: Full sun to partial shade Feeding: none Spacing: Single Plants: 0' 6" each way (minimum) Rows: 0' 4" with 0' 8" row gap (minimum) Germination 7-10 days, 50-60 F Depth: 1 inches Plant spacing: 1 inches Row spacing: 12-18 inches Avg. Age to Maturity: 50-70 days Sow in mid-spring, at about the time apple trees bloom. Sow fall crops in mid to late summer. Thin seedlings to at least 5 inches apart to grow large roots. Each seed is actually a multi-celled capsule, so you may need small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing. Weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds. Baby beet greens often are included in salad mixes. Harvesting: Harvest young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator.
Broccoli
 Calabrese Green Sprouting
11 
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island Improved
11 
Cabbage (Fall Red)
 Red Acre Organic
11 
Cantaloupe
 Hales Best Jumbo
10 
Carrot 3216 
Cauliflower
 Snowball Y
11 
Celery
 Utah 52-70 R Improved
84Celery, Utah 52-70 Position: Shade or partial afternoon shade Feeding: Liquid feed every two weeks throughout the season Spacing: Single Plants: 0' 8" each way (minimum) Rows: 0' 6" with 1' 0" row gap (minimum) Germination 14-17 days, 60-70 F Depth: 1/2 inches Plant spacing: 8 inches Row spacing: 2-3 inches Avg. Age to Maturity: 120-140 days Harvesting: Cut individual stalks as needed in the kitchen, or pull entire plants Troubleshooting: Resents hot, humid weather *Celery requires a longer growing season, lots of water and prefers cooler temperatures.
Collards
 Georgia Southern (Creole)
11 
Corn
 Bilicious
44 
Cucumber
 Boston Pickling
22 
Eggplant
 Black Beauty
11 
Herb 11 
Kale 11 
Lavender 11 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Iceberg
44 
Melon
 Honeydew Green Flesh Organic
10 
Mint 11 
Onion
 Yellow Sweet Spanish
44 
Onions (Green) 3216 
Other (Medium) 44 
Parsley 44 
Pepper 201 
Potatoes (Early) 41 
Potatoes (Maincrop) 41 
Pumpkin
 Big Max
10 
Radish
 Cherry Belle
1616 
Rutabaga
 American Purple Top
44 
Spinach
 Giant Noble
99 
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty
11 
Strawberry 164 
Sunflower
 Peredovik
11 
Swiss Chard
 Large White Ribbed
44 
Tomato (Large)
 Better Boy
11 
Tomato (Large)
 Roma
11 
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
11 
Tomato (Large) 81 
Tomato (Small) 41 
Turnip 99 
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet
10 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arugula
 Arugula
Asparagus
 Mary Washington
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Broccoli
 Calabrese Green Sprouting
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island Improved
Cabbage (Fall Red)
 Red Acre Organic
Cantaloupe
 Hales Best Jumbo
Carrot
Cauliflower
 Snowball Y
Celery
 Utah 52-70 R Improved
Collards
 Georgia Southern (Creole)
Corn
 Bilicious
Cucumber
 Boston Pickling
Eggplant
 Black Beauty
Herb
Kale
Lavender
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Iceberg
Melon
 Honeydew Green Flesh Organic
Mint
Onion
 Yellow Sweet Spanish
Onions (Green)
Other (Medium)
Parsley
Pepper
Potatoes (Early)
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Pumpkin
 Big Max
Radish
 Cherry Belle
Rutabaga
 American Purple Top
Spinach
 Giant Noble
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty
Strawberry
Sunflower
 Peredovik
Swiss Chard
 Large White Ribbed
Tomato (Large)
 Better Boy
Tomato (Large)
 Roma
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
Tomato (Large)
Tomato (Small)
Turnip
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet



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