Garden Plans > 2015: Cedar Lane Main Garden

About this Garden Plan

The primarly use of the garden is to grow enought to feed the family for the year using fresh food and preservation techniques. I also save rare seeds and focusing on saving seeds for adaption in this area and preservaton. Any extra produce and seeds will be sold or traded. The front of the garden contains a Butterfly desgined herb garden, flower cutting garden and water garden.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Dickinson County Kansas
Garden Size: 73' 11" x 46' 11"
Garden Type: Farm / smallholding
Garden Layout: Potager / Country garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus 121' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Basil 127"5" x 9" 
Bay 21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Beans (Bush Snap) 1449"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
4325"3" x 7" 
Beet
 Mangel
275"3" x 7" 
Beet
 Chioggia
95"3" x 7" 
Beet 1625"3" x 7" 
Beet
 Bull's Blood
185"3" x 7" 
Broccoli
 Imperial
81' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Seeds planted in cubes 3/10/2014
Broccoli
 De Cicco
81' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Seeds planted in cube 3/10
Brussels Sprouts
 Catskill
121' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cabbage (Spring) 122' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Cabbage (Summer Red) 41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9" 
Carrot
 Kaleidoscope Mix
2563"3" x 5"Burpee Seeds- test to see how well these grow.
Carrot
 Red Cored Chantenay
3843"3" x 5" 
Carrot 4483"3" x 5" 
Carrot
 Danvers
2563"3" x 5" 
Cauliflower
 Graffiti Purple
51' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Cauliflower
 Early Snowball
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Seeds Planted in blocks 3/10
Cauliflower 11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Chamomile 411"9" x 1' 3" 
Chives 167"5" x 9" 
Chives (Garlic) 95"5" x 7" 
Corn
 Double Standard
641' 1"11" x 1' 5"Johnny's
Corn 4161' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Cornflower 167"7" x 7" 
Flower
 Black-Eyed Susan
47"5" x 7" 
Flower 167"5" x 7" 
Flower
 New England Aster
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Prairie Blazing Star
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Lanceleaf Coreopsis
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Blue Sage
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Blue Flag
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Sideoats Grama
207"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Marsh Milkweed
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Little bluestem
47"5" x 7" 
Flower 487"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Wild Quinine
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Solf Rush
47"5" x 7" 
Garlic 545"3" x 9" 
Grape Vine 74' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Herb
 Silvermound
107"5" x 9" 
Herb
 Sweet Woodruff
17"5" x 9" 
Herb
 Horehound
17"5" x 9" 
Herb
 Agrimony
17"5" x 9" 
Herb
 Bee Balm
17"5" x 9" 
Kale
 Red Russian
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Kale
 Winterbor
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Kale 131' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Kale
 Dinosaur
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Lavender 31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7" 
Leek
 American Flag
277"5" x 11"Cedar Land Farm Seeds -1st year save
Leek 97"5" x 11" 
Lemon Balm 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Lemon Verbena 11' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Lettuce (Crisphead) 809"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Green Romaine /COS Jericho MTO
169"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf) 6483"3" x 5" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Pablo Batavian
03"3" x 5" 
Lovage 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Marigold 127"7" x 7" 
Marjoram 27"5" x 9" 
Mint 17"5" x 9" 
Mizuna 729"7" x 11" 
Onion 1765"3" x 7" 
Oregano 17"5" x 9" 
Parsley 45"3" x 9" 
Peanut 20011"9" x 1' 1" 
Peanut
 Jumbo Virginia
10411"9" x 1' 1" 
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
8403"3" x 7"Will grow a miixture of seed saved and Johnnys. Palnning on using later for home, market and split peas.
Peas
 Improved Maestro
483"3" x 7"60 days. Heavy crops of 4-to 5-inch pods are produced on plants that seldom reach 3 feet in height, do not require staking.
Peas
 Lincoln
723"3" x 7"D. Landreth Seed Company Growing to save seed. 67 days. Treat your family to a delectable fresh garden pea this season with Lincoln, a very high-yielding variety that offers pairs of 4- to 5-inch pods all up and down its compact stems.
Pepper
 Serrano
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 sweet Banana
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Seeds planed in block 3/10/2014
Pepper
 California Pepper
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Seeds planted in block
Pepper 21' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Beaver Dam
41' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Viking
521' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
521' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Radicchio 489"7" x 11" 
Rhubarb 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Rosemary 17"7" x 7" 
Sage
 Pineapple Sage
111"11" x 1' 3" 
Sage
 Clary Sage
111"11" x 1' 3" 
Sage 211"11" x 1' 3" 
Strawberry 401' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sunflower 3811"11" x 11" 
Sweet Potato 601' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tarragon 11' 3"1' 3" x 1' 7" 
Thyme 1311"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Large) 271' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small) 551' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Zinnia 411"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Asparagus
Basil
Bay
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Beet
 Mangel
Beet
 Chioggia
Beet
Beet
 Bull's Blood
Broccoli
 Imperial
Broccoli
 De Cicco
Brussels Sprouts
 Catskill
Cabbage (Spring)
Cabbage (Summer Red)
Carrot
 Kaleidoscope Mix
Carrot
 Red Cored Chantenay
Carrot
Carrot
 Danvers
Cauliflower
 Graffiti Purple
Cauliflower
 Early Snowball
Cauliflower
Chamomile
Chives
Chives (Garlic)
Corn
 Double Standard
Corn
Cornflower
Flower
 Black-Eyed Susan
Flower
Flower
 New England Aster
Flower
 Prairie Blazing Star
Flower
 Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Flower
 Blue Sage
Flower
 Blue Flag
Flower
 Sideoats Grama
Flower
 Marsh Milkweed
Flower
 Little bluestem
Flower
Flower
 Wild Quinine
Flower
 Solf Rush
Garlic
Grape Vine
Herb
 Silvermound
Herb
 Sweet Woodruff
Herb
 Horehound
Herb
 Agrimony
Herb
 Bee Balm
Kale
 Red Russian
Kale
 Winterbor
Kale
Kale
 Dinosaur
Lavender
Leek
 American Flag
Leek
Lemon Balm
Lemon Verbena
Lettuce (Crisphead)
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Green Romaine /COS Jericho MTO
Lettuce (Leaf)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Pablo Batavian
Lovage
Marigold
Marjoram
Mint
Mizuna
Onion
Oregano
Parsley
Peanut
Peanut
 Jumbo Virginia
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
Peas
 Improved Maestro
Peas
 Lincoln
Pepper
 Serrano
Pepper
 sweet Banana
Pepper
 California Pepper
Pepper
Pepper
 Beaver Dam
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Viking
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
Radicchio
Rhubarb
Rosemary
Sage
 Pineapple Sage
Sage
 Clary Sage
Sage
Strawberry
Sunflower
Sweet Potato
Tarragon
Thyme
Tomato (Large)
Tomato (Small)
Zinnia



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