Garden Plans > 2022: Side Yard Bed B

About this Garden Plan

2 of 4 parts to right side of yard garden. 4 year crop rotation to prevent pests and disease Bed A - Nightshades & Alliums with herbs Bed B - Brassicas & Umbels with herbs Bed C - Legumes & Goosefoots with herbs Bed D - Cucurbits & Composites with herbs no tomatoes with bush beans / no garlic, or onions with beans or peas / no mint, or onions with asparagus / no pole beans, or mustard with beets / no celery, anise, or dill with carrots / no cucumber, pumpkin, radish, sunflower, squash, or tomatoes with potatoes / no cabbage with strawberries / no cabbage, cauliflower, corn, dill, potatoes with tomatoes / no corn with tomatoes / no kale with basil / no onions, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, mustard, cress, chives, garlic, or leeks with beans ***Do Not Work Around Plants When Wet*** **Broccoli - not near black walnut, start indoors 2/21-3/14, transplant 4/4-5/19 fall start indoors 7/28-8/11, transplant 8/4 to 8/25, from seed outdoors 4/4-5/2 **Brussel Sprouts - not near black walnut, start indoors 2/7-2/21 transplant 3/28-4/25, fall start indoors 7/28-8/14, transplant 8/18-9/8 **Cabbage - not near black walnuts, start indoors 2/21-3/7, transplant 4/4-5/2, fall start indoors 7/28-8/4 transplant 8/18-9/8 **Carrots - direct sow 4/4-5/9 & 8/4-8/25 **Celery - not near black walnuts or carrots, start indoors 1/31-2/14, transplant 4/5-4/25 **Mustard - not near black walnut, direct sow 4/4-5/9 & 8/25-9/22 **Kale - not near black walnut, start indoors 2/14-2/28 transplant 4/4-5/9, direct sow 4/4-5/2, fall direct sow 8/25-9/8 **Radish/Parsnips/Turnips - not near black walnut, direct sow 4/4-5/2

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: United States
Garden Size: 79' 11" x 60' 0"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Light / Sandy soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beet
 Tall Top Early Wonder
925"3" x 7"45 days. Early Wonder Tall Top is our most popular beet. Adaptable to all seasons, it forms 3–4 inch, deep red globes with tall, glossy leaves that make choice, tasty greens. A good all-around beet that also pickles well. Perfect for early spring planting, exhibiting vigorous growth in cool soils. Its staggered maturity allows an extended harvest from a single sowing.
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
925"3" x 7"50-60 days The Detroit Dark Red is the standard all-purpose heirloom beet! This is by far the most popular beet for home gardens. Detroit Dark Red has blood red flesh that is very sweet and tasty. Beets are perfectly round with no rings or streaks. Has 13-16" greens that are wonderful mixed into salads. Very prolific and good keeper.
Blueberry 332' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"The Bluecrop Blueberry plant produces the biggest, juiciest berries ever that are perfect for a late to mid-season harvest! This variety is great for Northern climates as it thrives in cooler weather! Bluecrop has good disease resistance.
Bok Choy 367"7" x 9"20-30 days The delicious Bok Choy Cabbage Microgreen adds a cabbage-like flavor and and crisp texture to any dish, making it of of the most popular microgreens around! This microgreen adds extra flavor to any salad and meal.
Broccoli
 Raab
251' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"40-65 days Spring Raab is a sweet baby broccoli! Every part of the erect vigorous plant can be used for cooking, as it has a delicate delicious flavor. The Spring Raab adds texture and fine flavor to cooking. This baby broccoli is high in vitamin C, A, Calcium, Iron making it the perfect healthy choice!
Broccoli
 Ramoso Santana
151' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"48 to 70 days. sprouting broccoli, a delicious and slow-bolting Mediterranean favorite. Boasting compact dark-green heads and foliage, can be continuously harvested throughout the season by trimming the side shoots.
Broccoli
 Waltham 29
271' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"65-75 days Waltham 29 produces incredibly high yields for broccoli! This variety is known for its good color, cold resistance, dwarf compact plant, and big side shoots. Main heads are 4-8" with steady side shoot production after main head is harvested.
Broccoli
 Calabrese Green Sprouting
151' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"65-75 days The Green Sprouting Calabrese produces very large dark green heads bursting with flavor. Produces compact dark green central head, with many lateral or side shoots over a long season. Good in short season areas with cool nights. Slow bolting with great flavor and popular among gardeners.
Broccoli
 De Cicco
151' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"65-85 days De Cicco broccoli is an old reliable European variety. This variety grows 2-3 feet tall with a 3-4 in. bluish-green central head and lots of medium sized side shoots. De Cicco is non-uniform in maturity and is more variable and more productive than most hybrids. This broccoli is of excellent quality and absolutely delicious!
Broccoli
 Early Purple Sprouting Broccol
151' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"58-65 days The Early Purple Sprouting broccoli is an heirloom broccoli bred for overwintering! This variety produces lots of beautiful purple broccoli sprouts in the spring. The Early Purple Sprouting grows slowly through the winter; very frost hardy.
Brussels Sprouts
 Red Ball
111' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"100 days These red brussel sprouts have a bold taste that the green ones don't have. Just think of the colorful dishes around the holidays! They are also a a very beautiful plant and are a deep red, almost a purple.
Brussels Sprouts
 Red Rubine
111' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"90 Days. A hard-to-find heirloom variety that is colorful in cool late fall weather. Easily one of the most exciting additions to our catalog in years, red Brussels sprouts stand out in the garden and on the plate. The stunning purple-red sprouts are filled with antioxidants. These have a really nice, sweet flavor when grown in cool weather.
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island
111' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"100 days The Long Island is a compact Brussels sprout with heavy yields! This is a workhorse variety that produces very flavorful sprouts. This compact, 24" tall plant yields 75-100 dark green, 1-2" sprouts over a long period. Don't overlook this popular vegetable for your garden. First introduced in the 1890's. This variety is a great freezing variety for long storage. Dependable yield. Great for small gardens.
Brussels Sprouts
 Catskill
311' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"100 days The Catskill Brussels sprout produces numerous heads with strong stalks! Delicious flavor, extra large sprouts that grow up to 2" round with medium green color. Catskill has large yields on strong stalks (24" tall) that make it easy to pick. First introduced in 1941 by Arthur White, this heirloom is great fresh eating or freezing. Brussels sprouts are best grown for fall harvest due to cold weather giving sprouts more flavor.
Brussels Sprouts
 Groninger
191' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"100 Days. Groninger is an easy to grow, steady producing variety. These medium to small sprouts are an ideal choice for first timers. Sprouts form a tight head and maintain a delicate flavor even in variable weather. Groninger Brussels can handle a light frost and will improve in flavor with the cold weather.
Cabbage (Fall)
 Savoy Perfection
72' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11"90 days Dark green crumpled leaves, approximate 7 x 9 in. head, 6-8 lb, even better flavor after touched by frost, very tender.
Cabbage (Spring Red)
 Red Acre Cabbage
102' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11"75 days early maturing red cabbage, produces reddish-purple heads. Each cabbage head grows to 7 inches in diameter and weighs about 3 pounds. Red Acre is resistant to cabbage yellowing and is great for home gardens that have little space. Red Acre cabbage stores better than just about any other early cabbage variety. Great raw or for coleslaw use.
Cabbage (Spring)
 Golden Acre
102' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11"62 days a tasty cabbage that arrives early and is suited for close spacing. This early round head cabbage is easily grown and versatile in use. Heads are about 6 to 7 inches in diameter on compact plants about a foot high. Its firm, medium green head is excellent cooked or raw in stews and salads.
Cabbage (Summer Red)
 Red Acre
181' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"75 days early maturing red cabbage, produces reddish-purple heads. Each cabbage head grows to 7 inches in diameter and weighs about 3 pounds. Red Acre is resistant to cabbage yellowing and is great for home gardens that have little space. Red Acre cabbage stores better than just about any other early cabbage variety. Great raw or for coleslaw use.
Cabbage (Summer)
 Golden Acres
131' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"62 days a tasty cabbage that arrives early and is suited for close spacing. This early round head cabbage is easily grown and versatile in use. Heads are about 6 to 7 inches in diameter on compact plants about a foot high. Its firm, medium green head is excellent cooked or raw in stews and salads.
Cabbage (Summer)
 Michihili Cabbage
131' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"70-85 days Michihili cabbage is great for those who love stir-fry or pickling cabbage. A tight-head type with well blanched, crisp and tender interior. Michihili produces a cylindrical, leafy head. A high yielding cabbage with excellent flavor. Chinese cabbage nutrients include vitamins A and C.
Calendula 8311"9" x 1' 11"The Pacific Beauty Mix Calendula is a beautiful golden yellow and orange pot marigold that makes for excellent cut flowers. This Calendula variety is a customer favorites for brightening up a room in a vase or lending beauty to many dishes as edible flowers. This annual prefers cooler climates that look great in different containers and pots. The Pacific Beauty Mix's peak blooms occur in spring through summer.
Carrot
 Salsify (Oyster Plant)
723"3" x 5"120 days The Mammoth Salsify is known as the 90-120 days "Vegetable Oyster" due to its uncanny oyster-like flavor. shaped like a carrot and is native of the Mediterranean. Its long tapered roots average 8-10" long and 1" in diameter. Mammoth has a creamy white skin and white flesh with upright grass-like leaves
Carrot
 Rainbow
743"3" x 5"58-65 days The rainbow mix is a blend of our favorite bright heirloom carrots! Mix of every imaginable carrot color, purple, red, white, even some orange. Purple has smooth skin, coreless orange flesh and is sweet and tasty. Yellow holds its sunny hue inside and out, is crunchy, sweet and juicy. White is mild and delicious, and Red has high lycopene levels as well as a crispy texture that is great cooked. Enjoy these delicious carrots cooked or raw.
Carrot
 TenderSweet
903"3" x 5"75 days long and slender. Almost core-less, these have a great sweet flavor. makes bunches with nice long tops. very cold tolerant.
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes
903"3" x 5"74 days The Scarlet Nantes is popular as a sweet baby, slicer, or fresh market variety. A sweet and tender carrot with a cylindrical shape and blunt-tip. Scarlet Nantes have a bright orange-red color throughout. Very popular variety of carrot for eating fresh or cooked. Slow bolting and very popular among gardeners.
Carrot
 Little Finger
943"3" x 5"68 days Little Finger carrot is a baby gourmet Nantes type that develops color quickly for early pulling. The most popular variety of baby carrots. Tender, sweet miniature carrots are ideal for eating fresh, canning or pickling.
Carrot
 Chantenay Red Core
723"3" x 5"75 days The Chantenay Red Core is a shorter, stump-shaped carrot that is broad at the top, but tapers into a stump root. It is a great choice to grow in average garden soil. This carrot variety stores well and can be used in all stages. Heavy yielding. Selected for its bright orange color and fine flavor.
Carrot
 Amersterdam Heirloom
703"3" x 5"40-50 days These will grow very uniform with nice tops and have an almost dual orange color to them. We recommend planting every few weeks from early February to late August
Carrot
 Fancy Nantes
723"3" x 5"45-50 days baby 65-80 days mature. The Fancy Nantes carrot gets its name for its very smooth skin and fancy cylindrical shape. These carrots can grow up to 8" long with a very sweet and crisp flesh. They can store for months and also do great being left in the ground over winter.
Carrot
 Danvers
903"3" x 5"75 days produces high yields. heat resistant better interior color, smoother skin, better uniformity and better yield. Excellent for home gardens and markets.
Celery
 Nan Ling
457"5" x 11"60 days Familiar addition to many Asian soups and stews, these pencil thin stalks can be harvested starting at 60 days. Less crunchy than other varieties typically found in the US, gives a stronger, more authentic flavor. Grows 12-18" high.
Celery
 Tall Utah
457"5" x 11"90 days dark green stalks that pacts in a crisp delicious flavor. Start seeds when weather has warmed up so that the crop matures in fall.
Celery
 Tango
457"5" x 11"90 days reliable and fast growing celery variety, more tolerant of less than ideal conditions. This hybrid produces dark green, thick stalks with lots of great celery flavor.
Celery
 Chinese Light Green
457"5" x 11"30 days/microgreens, 60-90 days/full-size. Cool season annual. Like other varieties of Chinese celery, Light green variety delivers the distinct celery flavor and aroma. The plant does not produce ribbed, thick stalks as conventional celery but very small, thin stems and leaves. The leaves and stems are used in soups and stir-fries for accent. Excellent variety for microgreens.
Celery
 Chinese Pink Celery
457"5" x 11"100 days Brilliant, bubble gum pink stalks and veins with a stronger flavor than typical green celery that is more akin to parsley. Sits somewhere between an herb and a vegetable in terms of its use. Can bolt erratically, so consider making multiple sowings. A real stunner!
Celery
 Golden Self-Blanching
457"5" x 11"105 days blanches to a yellowish gold by fall. Stalks are close to 2’ tall. Flavor and texture are excellent, however, this variety does require quite a long growing season.
Crimson Clover 181603"3" x 3"The Crimson Clover is an attractive winter annual that can be planted fall or early spring and will protect and improve the soil. This good nitrogen fixer (70-150 lbs per acre per year) blooms showy crimson flowers in late spring that are an excellent source of nectar for bees. This variety inter-seeds well with grass, making it a great way to ready your vegetable garden for the spring or beautify a landscape! Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Compaction Control, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression
Dill
 Long Island Mammoth
687"5" x 9"60 days The Mammoth Long Island Dill is an attractive, tall, large-sized dill variety that has a lovely, tangy aroma that is perfect as a pickling spice. The leaves, immature flower tops and mature seeds are all used as an essential pickling spice. This easy-to-grow productive herb will reseed itself if allowed. As a companion plant, the Mammoth Long Island Dill can enhance the growth of cabbages, onions, lettuce and tomatoes.
Dill
 Fernleaf
687"5" x 9"40-60 days Branching from the base, these dwarf plants have ornamental ferny leaves and are ideal for containers. Likes full sun. Start seed indoors early or sow directly in the ground after all danger of frost.
Dill
 Bouquet
687"5" x 9"60 days The Bouquet Dill is an early maturing dill variety with dark feathered green leaves that produces an intoxicating, tangy aroma. The Bouquet is easy to grow and is popular for its flavor and uniform foliage. It can be used to enhance salads, soups and more. Along with its amazing culinary properties, the Bouquet is also perfect for filling in bouquets and cut flowers.
Fennel (Herb) 341' 1"11" x 1' 3"80 days fennel leaves are a favorite on salads, with eggs, fish and sauces! This fennel has a bulbous stem that can be steamed, grilled or served raw, like celery. When cut, this fennel has a delicate anise aroma. Florence thrives in full sun and mild to cool weather.
Fenugreek 695"5" x 5"The aromatic leaves are a popular potherb in India. Also used in curry powder, in imitation flavorings, and as a coffee substitute. The seeds make a tasty tea. Popular in western Asia and the Mediterranean.
Kale
 Red Russian
591' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"50 days The Red Russian Kale is a very tender, colorful specialty kale for salad mix and bunching. This variety is a special, refined strain. Its stems are purple and leaves are deep gray-green with purple veins. This flat, noncurled, and tooth-edged kale has a wonderful taste. Red Russian matures medium-tall and leaves are tender compared to other kales.
Mint 1087"5" x 9"The Peppermint has excellent leaves with a refreshing aromatic smell. Peppermint leaves are used as flavoring in baking, such as peppermint candies and teas. These plants are the perfect addition to any garden and can reach 3 feet tall.
Mustard
 Mizuna
695"5" x 5"Mizuna Green Mustard is a tasty Asian spinach variety that is amazing raw in different salads or cooked. This variety's narrow green leaves are very tasty and have a non-pungent flavor. Mizuna Green Mustard is fast growing and produces high yields. This green is popularly used in many salad mixes!
Mustard
 Gourmet Mix
695"5" x 5"35 days This variety maintains a deep green color when hot and with dry conditions. This mustard is a fast maturing green with a great flavor. easy to grow and rich in vitamins and minerals.
Oregano
 Common
687"5" x 9" 
Pansy 839"9" x 9"The Johnny Jump Up Viola is a beautiful little flower that will bring charm and grace to any summer landscape or hanging basket! This variety grows very easily from Viola seeds, and once established will even self-sow. The Johnny Jump Up is known for their spring beauty and is not invasive just delightful!
Parsnip
 Harris Model
227"7" x 11"100-120 days.smooth skin, a sweetish-nutty flavor and fine grained flesh. You can expect 12" long roots that are 3-1/2 " at the shoulder.
Radicchio 1049"7" x 11"90 days The Red Verona Radicchio chicory produces mini, red, cabbage-like heads! This variety is a great addition to any garden and can be harvested in the fall. The Red Verona Radicchio's leaves are tangy and sharp, so they should be used sparingly in green salads. They taste excellent steamed or grilled with meats.
Radish
 Gourmet Blend
693"3" x 7"21-55 days This blend of radishes is made up of ten different varieties creating a wonderful color, shape and taste differences. Package includes Black Spanish Round, Cherry Belle, China Rose, Early Scarlet, French Breakfast, Long Scarlet, Minowase, Sparkler, White Hailstone, and White Icicle. For mild radishes, mulch and keep watered to speed growth. High in vitamin C.
Radish
 White Icicle
1383"3" x 7"29 days The White Icicle Radish is an heirloom white variety that has a warm, mild flavor. The shoulders where the radish protrudes above the ground should be green, although there is a variant with purple shoulders. This radish variety is excellent for the home garden or fresh market.
Radish
 Black Spanish Round
1723"3" x 7"60 days Black Spanish Round Radish is a unique black old heirloom that has a nutty and slightly spicy flavor! This black beauty radish is making a comeback! Its firm flesh holds up well in meals. The Black Spanish Round is best grown from late winter to early spring and is a healthy spring vegetable.
Radish
 Champion
2083"3" x 7"28 days The Champion Radish is slow to become pithy. This radish is an excellent cooler weather variety, especially for short season climates. This bright red, crisp, round radish has large tops and is a good choice for early or late plantings. This highly recommended radish is great for eating fresh, in salads or for garnishes.
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
1383"3" x 7"24 days The Early Scarlet Globe is an early forcing radish that is perfect for home and market growers! This variety is a great bunching radish that produces 1" globes with bright red skin and a white flesh. The Early Scarlet Globe is great for both spring and fall planting!
Raspberry 342' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11"Outstanding Raspberry plant for home growing! Great for home growing, specially good for freezing and canning. Not as perishable as other varieties, it is easier to pick without crushing. Very heavy bearer, very hardy, adapts well to different kinds of soils.
Tansy
 Common
6911"11" x 1' 2"***DO NOT EAT, PEST CONTROL / YELLOW DYE PLANT ONLY ***HELPS KEEP MICE AND DEER OUT OF THE GARDEN*** THIS WILL KILL YOU IF YOU EAT IT ***grow to two to three feet tall with small yellow button-like flowers. The Tansy leaves are used dry to make dyes and many forms of insect repellents. This is an herb plant grown from herb seeds that you DO NOT eat. Tansy is a beautiful yellow blooming herb that actually can help repel insects and may help deter ants and mice in the garden. This herb works better when its made into a tea and sprayed around the yard. If placed in a compost pile, Tansy will add potassium to it. Tansy will grow to be 2-3 feet in height. People have died after taking as little as 10 drops of tansy oil. ***DO NOT EAT***
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe
467"5" x 11"45 days The Purple Top White Globe Turnip is a beautifully purple and white colored turnip that is the best tasting turnip around! This turnip variety has a fine grained root that can grow as big as a baseball! The popular Purple Top White Globe is an excellent yielding turnip that is a great fall crop that gets even better with cold weather.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beet
 Tall Top Early Wonder
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Blueberry
Bok Choy
Broccoli
 Raab
Broccoli
 Ramoso Santana
Broccoli
 Waltham 29
Broccoli
 Calabrese Green Sprouting
Broccoli
 De Cicco
Broccoli
 Early Purple Sprouting Broccol
Brussels Sprouts
 Red Ball
Brussels Sprouts
 Red Rubine
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island
Brussels Sprouts
 Catskill
Brussels Sprouts
 Groninger
Cabbage (Fall)
 Savoy Perfection
Cabbage (Spring Red)
 Red Acre Cabbage
Cabbage (Spring)
 Golden Acre
Cabbage (Summer Red)
 Red Acre
Cabbage (Summer)
 Golden Acres
Cabbage (Summer)
 Michihili Cabbage
Calendula
Carrot
 Salsify (Oyster Plant)
Carrot
 Rainbow
Carrot
 TenderSweet
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes
Carrot
 Little Finger
Carrot
 Chantenay Red Core
Carrot
 Amersterdam Heirloom
Carrot
 Fancy Nantes
Carrot
 Danvers
Celery
 Nan Ling
Celery
 Tall Utah
Celery
 Tango
Celery
 Chinese Light Green
Celery
 Chinese Pink Celery
Celery
 Golden Self-Blanching
Crimson Clover
Dill
 Long Island Mammoth
Dill
 Fernleaf
Dill
 Bouquet
Fennel (Herb)
Fenugreek
Kale
 Red Russian
Mint
Mustard
 Mizuna
Mustard
 Gourmet Mix
Oregano
 Common
Pansy
Parsnip
 Harris Model
Radicchio
Radish
 Gourmet Blend
Radish
 White Icicle
Radish
 Black Spanish Round
Radish
 Champion
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
Raspberry
Tansy
 Common
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe



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