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vegetable garden

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Bessemer City NC
Garden Size: 31' 11" x 28' 1"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Artichoke (Globe) 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"perennial
Asparagus 61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"perennial
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Dragon Tongue
209"5" x 1' 1"50-60 days planted 08May ETA 30June few sprouted 20May may replant infill with yellow squash 02June picking 05July....very few plants made meager production done 25July
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Bush, Cherokee Wax
209"5" x 1' 1"60-70 days planted 08May ETA 07July sprouted 20May blooming slowly 19June small beans 30June BEETLES picking 05July meager production done 25July
Beans (Dry)
 Painted Lady
159"7" x 1' 1"65-75 days planted 12May ETA 12July blossoms 10June pretty coral color small beans 30June BEETLES first picking 05July-pods are thick and fuzzy 2nd growth July but ornamental only next time leaving beans for seed
Beans (Pole)
 Stringless Blue Lake S-7
169"5" x 1' 1"planted 13May 60 days ETA 7July replant 07Jun being overrun by last years volunteer peas did nothing...one vine of purple
Broccoli 11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Carrot 13"3" x 5" 
Chinese Cabbage 11' 3"11" x 1' 11" 
Comfrey 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"medicinal herb 2 yr plants in 25June reemerge 2 of 3 04July all 3 about 3-4 in 15July
Corn
 Cherokee Long Ear Popcorn
161' 1"11" x 1' 5"100 days planted 08May ETA 20August sprouting 20May 4-5 ft 30June tassels 5 inch tassels are browned but skinny ears 25July pulled browned husks 09Aug
Crowder Peas
 Mississippi Silver
605"5" x 1' 1"60-75 days planted 09May ETA 07July sprouted 20May spreading and blooming 30June pods 05July harvesting 15July done 25July
Crowder Peas
 Colossus
725"5" x 1' 1"65-70 days planted 09May ETA 07July sprouted 20May slower than MS Silver spreading and blooming 24June nice size pods 05July harvesting 15July done 25July
Cucumber
 Poinsett 76
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted 13May 55 days ETA 05July blossoms 15Jun climbing and spreading harvesting 25June better color and size than Ashley but could be Long Green from last year
Cucumber
 Ashley
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted 13 May 55 days ETA 05July killed some with spray infill with Zuchinni 02June blooms 15Jun climbing harvest 30June get too big very fast...may try pickles done 20July
Eggplant
 Ichiban
21' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"75-90 days 4 in pots purchased 08May HD couple of blooms/one small fruit 19Jun overtaken by pear tomatoes...insf sun useless this year
Gourd
 Tennessee Dancing
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"85-100 days planted along fence 03Jun maybe October up about 6 in 30June to fence 04July blossoms 10July producing 20July
Gourd
 Small Warted Mix
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"85 -100 days planted along fence 03Jun maybe October up about 8 in 30June to fence 01July....stronger of the two blossoms 10July producing 20July
Kale 11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"40-50 days
Lettuce (Leaf) 13"3" x 5" 
Marigold 137"7" x 7" 
Mustard 15"5" x 5"30-40 days
Okra
 Clemson Spineless
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"egg carton failure planted 17May sprouted 28May sharing with lots of vounteer beans from 2013 a few coming up through the beans surviving plants 2ft plus 20July cleared away peas (harvest) 09Aug 4 plants survive blooming/small okra
Parsnip 17"7" x 11" 
Peanut 111"9" x 1' 1" 
Pepper
 Yummy
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"4 inch pots purchased 08May
Pepper
 Tabasco
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"set out 10May one died back and started again blossoms 30June lots of small peppers 15July
Pepper
 Gypsy Hybrid
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"planted 20May blossoms 06Jun 1 inch peppers 10June no color yet 16June staying pale yellow 30June one seems to be turning..nn fertilizer?
Potatoes (Maincrop) 11' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"85-120 days
Radish 13"3" x 7" 
Rhubarb 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"perennial set 10May root 2 plants added 01Jun taking hold and growing 10Jun
Spinach 17"5" x 11" 
Squash (Summer)
 Straightneck
51' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"40-55 days planted 06May sprouting 12May ETA 26June blossoms 10June massive leaves harvesting 18June lots of twins plants starting to collapse 04July almost done 15July done 25July late plantings did not mature
Squash (Summer)
 White Scallop
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted 11May 50 days ETA June 28 sprouting 18May blooming 10June harvesting 24June finished 20July
Squash (Winter)
 Betternut 401 Hybrid
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"planted 11May 100 days ETA 17Aug sprouting 20May spreading madly / very aggressive blooming 10June green fruit 24June loosing green stripes 05July, still making new almost flesh toned 14July cut some 28July cut all but largest 09Aug 5-7 inches
Sweet Potato 11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"85-120 days
Swiss Chard 11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Large)
 Celebrity
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"lots of green ones 01July
Tomato (Large)
 Brandywine
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Pink 6 inch pots purchased 08May Lowes blooming 15Jun one sprawling and one not so much 30June 2 in green 05July
Tomato (Large)
 Rutgers
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"6 inch pots purchased 08May Lowes lots of green ones 01July
Tomato (Large)
 Cherokee Purple
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"6 inch pots purchased 08May Lowes green ones 01July fighting for space with zuchinni and cucs
Tomato (Small)
 Husky Cherry Red Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"6 inch pot purchased 08May Fords green tomatoes 05Jun
Tomato (Small)
 Grape Rosalita
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"green tomatoes 15Jun tall and sprawling
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Pear
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"6 inch pots purchased 08May HD first little tomatoe 10June getting big fast and need to be thinned green tomatoes 17Jun still green only 30June first ripe one 05July need to stake up as getting very top heavy and covering eggplant ripening 12July
Tomato (Small)
 Sweet 100s
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Turnip 17"5" x 11"55-60 days
Zucchini
 Golden
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"40-55 days planted 11May ETA 21June sprouting 20May blooms 10Jun one fruit 19Jun making 24June plants starting to collapse 04July almost done 15July finished 20July
Zucchini
 Black Beauty
51' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"40-55 days planted 11May ETA 21June sprouting 18May blooming 10June harvesting 18June plants starting to collapse 04July done 20July

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Artichoke (Globe)
Asparagus
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Dragon Tongue
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Bush, Cherokee Wax
Beans (Dry)
 Painted Lady
Beans (Pole)
 Stringless Blue Lake S-7
Broccoli
Carrot
Chinese Cabbage
Comfrey
Corn
 Cherokee Long Ear Popcorn
Crowder Peas
 Mississippi Silver
Crowder Peas
 Colossus
Cucumber
 Poinsett 76
Cucumber
 Ashley
Eggplant
 Ichiban
Gourd
 Tennessee Dancing
Gourd
 Small Warted Mix
Kale
Lettuce (Leaf)
Marigold
Mustard
Okra
 Clemson Spineless
Parsnip
Peanut
Pepper
 Yummy
Pepper
 Tabasco
Pepper
 Gypsy Hybrid
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Radish
Rhubarb
Spinach
Squash (Summer)
 Straightneck
Squash (Summer)
 White Scallop
Squash (Winter)
 Betternut 401 Hybrid
Sweet Potato
Swiss Chard
Tomato (Large)
 Celebrity
Tomato (Large)
 Brandywine
Tomato (Large)
 Rutgers
Tomato (Large)
 Cherokee Purple
Tomato (Small)
 Husky Cherry Red Hybrid
Tomato (Small)
 Grape Rosalita
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Pear
Tomato (Small)
 Sweet 100s
Turnip
Zucchini
 Golden
Zucchini
 Black Beauty



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