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Basil
Genovese
| 12 | 11" | 5" x 9" | Basil has been VERY prolific. |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
Blue Lake
| 10 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | 8/4/2007 Beans are up but the slugs are having a field day. Sprinkled diatomaceus earth. |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 20 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Seeds sown 7/25/2017. Up in 3-4 days. |
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Beans (Pole)
State Half Runner
| 16 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Sow in place 1-2" deep.
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017.
These beans were a disappointment. See notes about Rattlesnake beans for details. |
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Beans (Pole)
Rattlesnake
| 16 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Sow in place 1-2" deep. Soak seeds for 1-2 hours before planting to speed germination. Sow batches of seeds 2 weeks apart to extend growing season.
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
These plants were a disappointment. Very slow to grow, lots of slug damage, very little production. 90 days after planting and I'm still only getting a couple of beans every few days. It takes a week of harvesting to get enough beans for one meal. |
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Beet
Detroit Golden
| 10 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Beet
| 20 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Carrot
Scarlet Nantes
| 24 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Chili Pepper
| 12 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Corn
Argent
| 60 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | Got seeds from Southern States in Pittsboro. Seeds planted around 5/19/2017
Japanese Beetles have been a problem since July.
8/1/2017 - Picked 7 ears
8/2/2017 - Picked 6 ears - one was completely chewed up by bigger beetles and went into the compost heap
8/3/2017 - Raccoons!!! They destroyed several stalks. No idea how many ears they got. Put up a low electric fence. Picked 13 ears.
8/4/2017 - More raccoon damage. They left at least 4 ears around to let me know they had been there. Cleaned up all the damaged or empty stalks to make it easier to see if they've been in there. Picked 4 more ears. |
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Cucumber
Marketmore 76
| 5 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Plant after last frost.
Sow in place 1" deep and 6-10" spacing
http://www.almanac.com/plant/cucumbers
VERY successful production. Cucumbers coming out my ears! Plant fewer next year.
These had fewer seeds than the Munchers and were better for pickling. Just need to pick them sooner when they are smaller.
8/2/2017 - plants are really beginning to die back now. Only expect to get a few more cucumbers and then pull them up. |
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Cucumber
Muncher
| 5 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 60-65 days to maturity. Nearly spineless fruit is 6-8" long and up to 3" wide. For pickling, harvest when fruit is only 4-6" long.
VERY successful growing. Cucumbers coming out my ears! Plant fewer next year.
These had more seeds than the Marketmores and so were better for general slicing. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Salad Mix
| 16 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 15 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Black-Seeded Simpson
| 17 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Marigold
| 24 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Marigold
Petite Mix
| 24 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Slow to take off but once they got going the plants are quite bushy. Seem to be doing their job of protecting the tomatoes. Next year, sow indoors for transplanting. |
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Mint
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Nasturtium
Alaska Red Shades
| 12 | 11" | 11" x 11" | Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
Planting depth - 1/2"
7-10 days for germination
Grows to 8" height
Cut off faded/dead flowers to extend blooming season
Very poor germination rate. Plants never got more than a few inches tall. Ended up buying nasturtiums from the garden center. |
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Onion
| 13 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Zero production but that was completely my fault. Bought them but didn't plant them at the proper time. |
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Parsley
| 2 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Peas
| 29 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Peas
Sugar Daddy
| 29 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Pepper
| 10 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Potatoes (Early)
Rose Blush Gold
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 7" | This variety is an improvement on Rose Finn Apple. Can set up to 15 tubers on medium-large plants. When cooked, expect firm flesh with buttery flavor. Holds color and flavor well in storage. Seed potatoes came from Southern States in Pittsboro. Planted in bags on 3/3/2017. |
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Potatoes (Early)
Red Norland
| 3 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 7" | 65-75 days to maturity. Eat within 2-3 months of harvest. Best dug early for baby roasting potatoes. If left in the ground longer than 80 days, expect tubers to start rotting and deteriorating in quality. Seed potatoes came from Southern States in Pittsboro and were planted in bags on 3/3/2017. |
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Pumpkin
New England Sugar Pie
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Fruit weighs 4-5 pounds.
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017 |
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Pumpkin
Connecticut Field
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 100 days to maturity
Sow in place, 1" deep and five seeds per hill. Thin to best 3 plants when seedlings are 2-3" tall. 5-10 days to germinate.
http://www.almanac.com/plant/pumpkins
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017 |
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Radish
| 10 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Spinach
| 35 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Squash (Summer)
Straightneck
| 2 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 45 days to maturity
Sow in place 1" deep and 3' spacing.
Heavy feeders - heavily amend soil with manure/compost
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
Total failure. Lost everything to squash beetles. Have a better plan for next year. |
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Squash (Winter)
Waltham Butternut
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 110-120 days to maturity.
Draw your garden soil into a hill about 18 inches high. This allows the soil to heat around the seeds and roots. Your soil should be well amended and well fertilized since butternut squash plants are heavy feeders. Plant five or six seeds per hill about 4 inches apart and 1 inch deep. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. In about 10 days, the seeds will sprout. When theyre about 6 inches high, thin out the weakest leaving three plants per hill.
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
Lost one and half hills to squash bugs.
8/2/2017 - changed my tactic for dealing with the squash bugs to manually removing and killing as many as possible. Put them in a cup of soapy water or squished them Scraped off eggs and put those in the cup too. Also removed as much dead plant material as I could find to reduce their hiding places.
8/4/2017 - So far, there are two squashes developing |
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Sunflower
Red Sun
| 24 | 11" | 11" x 11" | Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
Soak seeds until they swell before planting.
Direct sow seeds 1-2 weeks before last frost. |
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Thyme
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Tomato (Small)
Roma VF
| 20 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Roma, Sun Gold and Cherry tomatoes planted here. Next year they need to be on the other side of the planting area. Too much shade from the Walnut tree in this position. All plants produced a reasonable amount with the Cherries outproducing all other varieties.
Next year, either start the marigolds indoors for transplanting, or sow seeds outdoors early enough for them to get a head start on the tomatoes. |
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Tomato (Small)
Cherokee Purple
| 11 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | These did not produce well at all. One plant was very stunted, produced two tomatoes that were promptly eatern by a horn worm. The others only produced a couple of tomatoes each. However, the tomatoes were a beautful color and quite tasty. |
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Turnip
Purple Top White Globe
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Turnip
| 12 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Zucchini
Fordhook Zucchini
| 2 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 57 days to maturity
Sow in place at a depth of 1" and spacing of 3'.
Heavy feeders - heavily amend soil with manure/compost
Heirloom seeds from Baker Creek 2017
Total failure. Planted seeds three times and lost them all to squash beetles. Have a better plan for next year. |
