Garden Plans > 2015: Lower (North) Lot

About this Garden Plan
One of two plots in a county community garden

Plan Type, Soil and Location
Garden Location: Susquehanna Township, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania
Garden Size: 32' 11" x 32' 11"
Garden Type: Community garden
Garden Layout: Other layout
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes
Water tank placed on 4/27. Placed landscape staples at trellis nets 5/4. 3 each on walkway trellises and multiple on bean and cuke nets. Little rain by 5/12. About 1/2 inch week of May 5. High (+25mph) winds 5/12. Removed landscape staples on bean trellis 5/19. Found Colorado Potato Beetles on two tomato plants 5/19. Closed eggplant hoop house 5/19. Flea beetles on eggplant plants. Fed most everything in South plot, along with eggplant and potatoes 5/29. Weeded trench 5/29. RAIN Sunday 5/31 Spread mulch on tomatoes and herb garden Monday, 6/1 Heavy RAIN afternoon & evening 6/1. Steady RAIN 1.2" all day 6/2---1.2" in rain gauge. Mulched pepper plots 6/7. 6/8 Heavy thunderstorms, RAIN 2.25 ", flooded path between melons and tomatoes, and between tomatoes and peas. 6/10 Week of 90-degree weather predicted. Replaced row cover over lettuce and escarole. 6/11 Covered water tank with black trash bags 6/12 Fed peppers, tomatoes, artichokes, eggplants, cukes, melons, squash, onions and pole beans. Replanted onions. 6/14 Added black knitted shade cover over lettuces. Covered water tank with white trash bags. RAIN 0.5". 6/17 RAIN 0.1" Replaced Agribon+ on eggplant house with micromesh 6/18 RAIN 0.75" 6/20 RAIN 3.4" Hurricaine Bill. NO DAMAGE!!! 6/21 RAIN 0.75" Fed artichokes, epsom on peppers, weeded between corn & artichokes/lettuce, artichokes/lettuce & onions. Mulched east artichokes with newsprint. Pulled one bag of potatoes, too wet, no potatoes. Turned two others that looked too wet on their sides. 6/23 RAIN 1.00" 6/24 Put up trellis for cantaloupe. Finished weeding lower lot, with the exception of the front of the eggplant house. Cosmos, bachelor buttons blooming. Small cantaloupe on vine. Also small cuke. Uncovered onions and shallots. No sign of stock seedlings. Hand pollinated eggplant. 6/25 RAIN 0.1"

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Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Artichoke (Globe)
 Imperial Star 		72' 5"2' 5" x 4' 11"Planted 5/15. 85 days. ~8/08.
Beans (Dry)
 Cannellini 		239"7" x 1' 1"Planted 5/4. 98 days. ~8/10.
Beans (Dry)
 Sea Island Red Peas 		149"7" x 1' 1"Planted 5/4. 60-90 days. ~7/15.
Beans (Dry)
 Black Turtle Soup Bean 		339"7" x 1' 1"Planted 5/4
Beans (Dry)
 Black Eye Peas 		279"7" x 1' 1"Planted 5/4.
Beans (Pole)
 Northeaster 		166"6" x 1' 1"Planted 5/25. 56 days. ~7/20.
Bok Choy
 Wai Tai 		1211"11" x 11"Planted 4/28
Borage
 Borage officinalis 		371' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/24
Corn
 Ambrosia Hybrid 		4811"11" x 1' 5"Planted 5/25. 75 days. ~8/08.
Eggplant
 Rosa Bianca 		21' 3"1' 3" x 1' 11"Planted 5/23. 80 days. ~8/11.
Eggplant
 Black Beauty 		21' 3"1' 11" x 1' 5"Planted 5/23. 80 days. ~8/11. Planted one plant along northern boundary as a trap plant.
Eggplant
 Amadeo 		21' 3"2' 5" x 1' 5"Planted 5/23. 65 days. ~7/27. Planted one plant along western boundry as a trap plant. Harvested first eggplant on 7/17.
Endive
 Natcha 		67"9" x 11"Planted 5/13. 50 days. ~7/02.
Endive
 Green Curled Ruffec 		49"7" x 11"Planted 5/13
Endive
 Cour d'Oro 		49"7" x 11"Planted 5/13
Flower
 Cleome 		11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted balance 5/13
Flower
 Cardinal Flower Vine 		211"11" x 11"Planted 5/25
Flower
 Stock 		247"5" x 7"Planted 5/25. No sign of seedlings by 6/27.
Garlic
 Music 		45"3" x 9"Planted cloves from last winter on 4/26
Kale
 Lactinato 		52' 5"2' 5" x 1' 5"Started seed 4/17. Planted 5/4
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb 		19"7" x 11"Planted 5/13 Picked head 6/7
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Tom Thumb 		19"7" x 11"Planted 5/13. 34 days. ~6/16.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Royal Red 		47"7" x 7"Planted 5/13. 48 days. ~6/30. Cut and come again. Picked WAY before 6/30.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Rosso Lossa 		411"7" x 7"Planted 5/13. 48 days. ~6/30. Cut and come again. Picked WAY before 6/30.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black Seeded Simpson Looseleaf 		57"7" x 7"Planted 5/13. 28 days. ~6/10.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Little Gem Romaine 		47"7" x 7"Planted 5/13. 33 days. ~6/15.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Parris Island Romaine 		65"5" x 5"Planted 5/13. 28 days. ~6/10.
Marigold
 Golden Guardian 		67"7" x 7" 
Nasturtium 1611"2' 11" x 11"Planted with squash 5/25
Onion
 Patterson 		755"5" x 1' 5"Planted starts 4/19. Weeded, mulched w/compost 5/12. 84 days. ~8/04. Replanted 6/12. ~9/04. Harvested 4/19 starts on 7/26
Onion (Red)
 Red Zeppelin Hybrid 		197"7" x 7"Planted starts 4/19. Weeded, mulched w/compost 5/12. 84 days. ~8/04. Replanted 6/12. ~9/04.
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 [polytunnel] 		31' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Mulched 2nd time on 6/7 Mulched 3rd time on 6/13 65 days. ~7/16.
Potatoes (Maincrop) 11' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Mulched 2nd time on 6/7 Mulched 3rd time on 6/13 65 days. ~7/16.
Radicchio
 Rossa di Treviso Precoce 		27"7" x 7"Planted 5/13. 70 days. ~7/22
Radish 273"3" x 7"Planted with squash on 5/25
Shallots
 Zebrune Heirloom 		753"3" x 5"Planted seedlings on 4/26 I started in Florida in Feb. 100 days from transplant. ~8/04. Planted seeds on corner plot 6/7. ~ 9/15.
Shallots
 Ambition 		63"5" x 1' 5"Transplanted 5/27. 100 days. ~9/04. Second row planted next to garlic 6/10. 100 days. ~9/18. Harvested 5/27 transplants on 7/26
Squash (Summer)
 Dunja F1 		11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 8/3. 47 days. 9/19.
Squash (Summer)
 Eight Ball 		12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Planted 5/25 50-60 days. ~7/14--7/24.
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty 		11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/25 50-60 days. ~7/14--7/24.
Squash (Summer)
 49er Hybrid 		12' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/25. 50-60 days. ~7/14--7/24.
Squash (Winter)
 Waltham Butternut 		42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Planted 5/25 50-60 days. ~7/14--7/24.
Sunflower
 Van Gogh mix 		37"7" x 11"Planted 5/24
Sunflower
 Solar Babies 		297"7" x 11"Planted 5/24
Sunflower
 Giganteus 		231' 5"1' 11" x 1' 5"Planted 5/24
Zucchini
 Italian Ribbed 		12' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Transplanted 6/14. 58 days. ~8/11.
Zucchini
 Black Diamond F1 		11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Transplanted 5/25 50-60 days. ~7/14--7/24.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Artichoke (Globe)
 Imperial Star
Beans (Dry)
 Cannellini
Beans (Dry)
 Sea Island Red Peas
Beans (Dry)
 Black Turtle Soup Bean
Beans (Dry)
 Black Eye Peas
Beans (Pole)
 Northeaster
Bok Choy
 Wai Tai
Borage
 Borage officinalis
Corn
 Ambrosia Hybrid
Eggplant
 Rosa Bianca
Eggplant
 Black Beauty
Eggplant
 Amadeo
Endive
 Natcha
Endive
 Green Curled Ruffec
Endive
 Cour d'Oro
Flower
 Cleome
Flower
 Cardinal Flower Vine
Flower
 Stock
Garlic
 Music
Kale
 Lactinato
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Tom Thumb
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Royal Red
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Rosso Lossa
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black Seeded Simpson Looseleaf
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Little Gem Romaine
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Parris Island Romaine
Marigold
 Golden Guardian
Nasturtium
Onion
 Patterson
Onion (Red)
 Red Zeppelin Hybrid
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 [polytunnel]
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Radicchio
 Rossa di Treviso Precoce
Radish
Shallots
 Zebrune Heirloom
Shallots
 Ambition
Squash (Summer)
 Dunja F1
Squash (Summer)
 Eight Ball
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty
Squash (Summer)
 49er Hybrid
Squash (Winter)
 Waltham Butternut
Sunflower
 Van Gogh mix
Sunflower
 Solar Babies
Sunflower
 Giganteus
Zucchini
 Italian Ribbed
Zucchini
 Black Diamond F1



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