Garden Plans > 2012: Raised Beds

About this Garden Plan

Chart of raised beds - includes both summer plantings (May/June) and fall plantings (July-Nov). Ideally tomatoes will be on one zone since they will only be watered 1-2 times per week. Other plants will be watered anywhere from 2x per week to every other day, depending upon the plant.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Bronak Raised Bed Garden
Garden Size: 40' 9" x 87' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum 125"5" x 5" 
Basil
 Red Rubins
37"5" x 9" 
Basil
 Sweet Italian
17"5" x 9" 
Basil
 Mammoth Sweet
27"5" x 9" 
Basil
 Bush
17"5" x 9" 
Basil
 Lemon
27"5" x 9" 
Beans (Pole)
 Musica Pole Bean
1911"11" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole)
 Lazy Wife Greasy Beans
749"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Flat Of Egypt
275"3" x 7" 
Beet
 Chioggia Organic
275"3" x 7" 
Carrot
 Merida
273"3" x 5" 
Carrot
 Bolero
283"3" x 5" 
Cucumber
 Straight Eight Slicing
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 Sweet Slice
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 Dasher II
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 Marketmore 97 Organic
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Flower
 Verbena
187"2" x 2" 
Flower 577"5" x 7" 
Flower 337"5" x 7" 
Kale
 Toscano
125"5" x 5" 
Kale
 Red Russian
125"5" x 5" 
Lettuce (Leaf) 243"3" x 5" 
Marigold 277"7" x 7" 
Melon
 Hybrid Honeydew Honey Pearl F1
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"74 days
Melon
 Melon Charentais
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"85 days. Famous, superb French heirloom. 2-3 lb melon with light, grey-green skin. Bright orange flesh is super sweet and very fragrant.
Melon 182' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Melon
 Cantaloupe Sarah's Choice F1
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"76 days
Nasturtium 811"11" x 11" 
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
1113"3" x 7" 
Peas
 Sugar Sprint
1103"3" x 7" 
Pepper
 Poblano
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Red Mushroom
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Very hot!
Pepper
 Negro Chilhaulco
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 New Mexico Joe E Parker
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Mild heat, about 1000 scoville units - great for chile rellenos
Pepper
 Turkischer Gerwurzpaprika
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Zapotec Jalapeno
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Santa Fe Grande
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Eat while still yellow - milder version of jalapeno
Pepper
 Serrano del Sol Hybrid
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Similar spice level to a jalapeno - 5,000 scoville units
Pepper
 Bulgarian Carrot
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Medium to hot in spiciness
Pepper
 Cherry Bomb Hybrid
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Medium hot - about 20% less than a jalapeno.
Pepper
 Ancho Grande
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Mildly hot
Pepper
 Berbere Coffee Brown
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Korean Dark Green
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Mucho Nacho Hybrid
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Not too spicy!
Pepper
 Hawaiian Sweet Hot
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Red when mature - hot!
Pepper
 Holy Mole Pasilla
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Rich, smoky flavor but not too much heat - great for flavoring dishes. Mature when turn chocolate brown.
Raspberry 402' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Spinach 187"5" x 11" 
Squash (Summer)
 Magda Middle Eastern
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Summer)
 Zucchini Costata Romanesco
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"52 days
Squash (Summer)
 Dark Green
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter) 32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Strawberry 391' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sunflower 5011"11" x 11" 
Swiss Chard
 Ruby Red
125"5" x 5" 
Tomato (Small)
 Mr. Stripey
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Neves Azorean Red
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Morton Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Moonglow
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Mortgage Lifter
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Nyagous
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Oxacan Jewel
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Paul Robeson
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Orlov Yellow Giant
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Odoriko
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Old German Heirloom
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Magyar Piros Boker
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Legend
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Kellogg's Breakfast
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Kosovo
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Marmande
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Momotaro
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Monomokh's Hat
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Missouri Pink Love Apple
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Mayor Roth's Orange Beefsteak
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Medford
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Summer Cider Apricot
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Sun Gold
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Stupice
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Siletz
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Slava
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Taxi
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Woodie Orange
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Brandywine
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Virginia Sweets
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Tiffen Mennonite Heirloom
51' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Valencia
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Boar
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Flamingo Ukranian
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Persimmon Heirloom
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Pineapple
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Grapefruit
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Santa Clara Canner
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Siberian Red
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Sandul Modovan
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Purple Passion
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Rose
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Black Ethiopian
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Black from Tula
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Black Crimson Krim
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Big Rainbow
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Black Cherry
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Blue Ridge Mountain
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Carbon
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Caspian Pink
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Candy Isis
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Booty
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Brandywine Quisenberry
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Red
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Ananas Noire
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Amazon Chocolate
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 AAA Sweet Solano
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Alisa Craig
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Anna Russian
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Ball's Beefsteak
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Bedouin
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Ruby's German Green
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Gertie's Gold
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Ginny's Purple
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Green Moldovan
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Hawaiian Pineapple
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Goosecreek
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Gary Osena
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Golden Gates
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Henderson's Winesall
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Jean's Prize
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Jetsetter
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Japanese Trifele Black Heirloo
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Ispolin
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Cuore de Bue
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Delicious
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Chocolate Stripes
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Celebrity
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Cherokee Green
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Earl of Edgecomb
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Flamme
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Frasier's Gem
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Fireworks
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Early Wonder
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Eva's Purple Ball
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Zinnia 12011"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
Basil
 Red Rubins
Basil
 Sweet Italian
Basil
 Mammoth Sweet
Basil
 Bush
Basil
 Lemon
Beans (Pole)
 Musica Pole Bean
Beans (Pole)
 Lazy Wife Greasy Beans
Beet
 Flat Of Egypt
Beet
 Chioggia Organic
Carrot
 Merida
Carrot
 Bolero
Cucumber
 Straight Eight Slicing
Cucumber
 Sweet Slice
Cucumber
 Dasher II
Cucumber
 Marketmore 97 Organic
Flower
 Verbena
Flower
Flower
Kale
 Toscano
Kale
 Red Russian
Lettuce (Leaf)
Marigold
Melon
 Hybrid Honeydew Honey Pearl F1
Melon
 Melon Charentais
Melon
Melon
 Cantaloupe Sarah's Choice F1
Nasturtium
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
Peas
 Sugar Sprint
Pepper
 Poblano
Pepper
 Red Mushroom
Pepper
 Negro Chilhaulco
Pepper
 New Mexico Joe E Parker
Pepper
 Turkischer Gerwurzpaprika
Pepper
 Zapotec Jalapeno
Pepper
 Santa Fe Grande
Pepper
 Serrano del Sol Hybrid
Pepper
 Bulgarian Carrot
Pepper
 Cherry Bomb Hybrid
Pepper
 Ancho Grande
Pepper
 Berbere Coffee Brown
Pepper
 Korean Dark Green
Pepper
 Mucho Nacho Hybrid
Pepper
 Hawaiian Sweet Hot
Pepper
 Holy Mole Pasilla
Raspberry
Spinach
Squash (Summer)
 Magda Middle Eastern
Squash (Summer)
 Zucchini Costata Romanesco
Squash (Summer)
 Dark Green
Squash (Winter)
Strawberry
Sunflower
Swiss Chard
 Ruby Red
Tomato (Small)
 Mr. Stripey
Tomato (Small)
 Neves Azorean Red
Tomato (Small)
 Morton Hybrid
Tomato (Small)
 Moonglow
Tomato (Small)
 Mortgage Lifter
Tomato (Small)
 Nyagous
Tomato (Small)
 Oxacan Jewel
Tomato (Small)
 Paul Robeson
Tomato (Small)
 Orlov Yellow Giant
Tomato (Small)
 Odoriko
Tomato (Small)
 Old German Heirloom
Tomato (Small)
 Magyar Piros Boker
Tomato (Small)
 Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
Tomato (Small)
 Legend
Tomato (Small)
 Kellogg's Breakfast
Tomato (Small)
 Kosovo
Tomato (Small)
 Marmande
Tomato (Small)
 Momotaro
Tomato (Small)
 Monomokh's Hat
Tomato (Small)
 Missouri Pink Love Apple
Tomato (Small)
 Mayor Roth's Orange Beefsteak
Tomato (Small)
 Medford
Tomato (Small)
 Summer Cider Apricot
Tomato (Small)
 Sun Gold
Tomato (Small)
 Stupice
Tomato (Small)
 Siletz
Tomato (Small)
 Slava
Tomato (Small)
 Taxi
Tomato (Small)
 Woodie Orange
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Brandywine
Tomato (Small)
 Virginia Sweets
Tomato (Small)
 Tiffen Mennonite Heirloom
Tomato (Small)
 Valencia
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Boar
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Flamingo Ukranian
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye
Tomato (Small)
 Persimmon Heirloom
Tomato (Small)
 Pineapple
Tomato (Small)
 Pink Grapefruit
Tomato (Small)
 Santa Clara Canner
Tomato (Small)
 Siberian Red
Tomato (Small)
 Sandul Modovan
Tomato (Small)
 Purple Passion
Tomato (Small)
 Rose
Tomato (Small)
 Black Ethiopian
Tomato (Small)
 Black from Tula
Tomato (Small)
 Black Crimson Krim
Tomato (Small)
 Big Rainbow
Tomato (Small)
 Black Cherry
Tomato (Small)
 Blue Ridge Mountain
Tomato (Small)
 Carbon
Tomato (Small)
 Caspian Pink
Tomato (Small)
 Candy Isis
Tomato (Small)
 Booty
Tomato (Small)
 Brandywine Quisenberry
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Red
Tomato (Small)
 Ananas Noire
Tomato (Small)
 Amazon Chocolate
Tomato (Small)
 AAA Sweet Solano
Tomato (Small)
 Alisa Craig
Tomato (Small)
 Anna Russian
Tomato (Small)
 Ball's Beefsteak
Tomato (Small)
 Bedouin
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Ruby's German Green
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Gertie's Gold
Tomato (Small)
 Aunt Ginny's Purple
Tomato (Small)
 Green Moldovan
Tomato (Small)
 Hawaiian Pineapple
Tomato (Small)
 Goosecreek
Tomato (Small)
 Gary Osena
Tomato (Small)
 Golden Gates
Tomato (Small)
 Henderson's Winesall
Tomato (Small)
 Jean's Prize
Tomato (Small)
 Jetsetter
Tomato (Small)
 Japanese Trifele Black Heirloo
Tomato (Small)
 Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart
Tomato (Small)
 Ispolin
Tomato (Small)
 Cuore de Bue
Tomato (Small)
 Delicious
Tomato (Small)
 Chocolate Stripes
Tomato (Small)
 Celebrity
Tomato (Small)
 Cherokee Green
Tomato (Small)
 Earl of Edgecomb
Tomato (Small)
 Flamme
Tomato (Small)
 Frasier's Gem
Tomato (Small)
 Fireworks
Tomato (Small)
 Early Wonder
Tomato (Small)
 Eva's Purple Ball
Zinnia



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