| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Agastache
| 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Anemone
| 6 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 3 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Mix an organic fertilizer into the soil before planting, using rates given on the label. Supplemental fertilizer seldom required.
Plant me with: Beet, Marigold, Carrot, Celery, Swiss Chard, Corn, Cucumber, Peas, Potatoes, Strawberry, Radish and Cabbage.
Bush beans are among the easiest vegetables to grow; highly recommended for first-time gardeners. Also can be used as a warm-weather cover crop to boost soil nitrogen levels.
Gather pods before they fill with seeds. When picked often, many varieties continue to produce for up to a month.
Japanese beetles and Mexican bean beetles sometimes damage leaves and pods. Gather them in broad containers of soapy water in the cool of the morning. |
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Blueberry
| 3 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Crop Rotation Group
Rich soil with compost dug in. Acidic pH of 5 to 5.5 required.
May need potash (potassium) adding, particularly if the leaves start to brown at the edges.
Single Plants: 2' 11" each way (minimum) |
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Borage
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 11" | |
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Bulb (General)
| 28 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Cherry (Dwarf)
| 1 | 9' 10" | 9' 10" x 9' 10" | |
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Chives (Garlic)
| 2 | 5" | 5" x 7" | Well drained soil. Full sun to partial afternoon shade.
Feeding; If desired, drench with a liquid organic fertilizer in spring, after new growth appears, and again in late summer.
Companions;Carrot, Apple, Garlic, Onion, Onions and Beet.
Spacing; Single Plants: 0' 8" each way (minimum)
Harvest; Use scissors to gather handfuls of leaves from early spring onward. Rinse, pat dry, and snip or cut into smaller pieces. |
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Cucumber
| 6 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Crop Rotation Group
Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily.
Companions; Nasturtium, Lettuce, Radish, Tomato, Dill, Tansy, Marigold, Oregano, Sunflower and Beans.
Harvesting; Pick cucumbers at least every other day by snipping them from the vine with pruning shears. Fruits with hard seeds inside are overripe.
Troubleshooting; Cucumber beetles transmit an incurable disease called bacterial wilt. Exclude them with floating rowcovers. |
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Dahlia
| 2 | 1' 11" | 1' 7" x 1' 11" | |
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Grape Vine
| 2 | 4' 11" | 4' 11" x 4' 11" | Will grow on relatively poor soil as long as it is well drained and compost is dug in. pH of 6.5 to 7 preferred.
Mulch with well rotted compost annually.
Companions; Agastache and Chives.
Spacing; Single Plants: 4' 11" each way (minimum)
After harvesting prune the bush back to three buds. Vines can gradually be trained up a support system. |
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Iris
| 1 | 11" | 7" x 1' 1" | |
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Lily
| 2 | 11" | 7" x 1' 1" | |
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Nasturtium
| 3 | 11" | 11" x 11" | Nasturtiums sprawl out over the ground, so they suppress weeds and shade the soil when grown near tall plants like sweet corn, tomatoes or sunflowers.
Companions;Apple, Beans, Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish, Squash, Corn, Tomato and Sunflower.
Feeding; Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.
Sow and Plant;Soaking seeds in water overnight prior to planting may speed germination, but nasturtium seeds sprout best when the soil is warm. Poke seeds into the soil about 1 inch (3 cm) deep and 3 inches (8 cm) apart. Thin to 12 inches (30 cm) apart in all directions.
Harvesting; Gather nasturtium blossoms in the morning, when they are plumped up with moisture. Snip away the base of each blossom, which may taste bitter. |
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Onion (Fall planted)
| 12 | 5" | 5" x 9" | Fertile, well drained soil with compost dug in. In clay soil, grow in raised beds or rows.
Mix a balanced organic fertilizer into the bed or row before planting your onions, taking care to get it into the soil below the plants. Do not feed plants that are nearing maturity if you want very sweet onions.
Plant with me:Beet, Carrot, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage and Swiss Chard.
Onions respond to changing day length. Grow short-day varieties in southern latitudes. Long-day varieties work best in northern areas.
Weed early and often to keep onions growing strong. Seedlings are less likely to bolt (produce flowers) compared to bulb onions grown from sets. |
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Pansy
| 2 | 9" | 9" x 9" | |
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Peas
| 9 | 3" | 3" x 7" | Companions; Chives, Mint, Alyssum, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Radish, Turnip and Beans.
Soak seeds in water overnight before sowing 2 inches deep and 2 inches apart. Thin plants to proper spacing after the seeds germinate.
Support plants with a trellis, which can be made from string, netting, or twiggy sticks pushed into the ground near each plant. |
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Pepper
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | Mix an organic fertilizer into the planting holes as you transplant peppers. Feed every two weeks with a liquid feed after the plants begin to blossom and set fruit.
Plant me with Basil, Marjoram, Oregano, Carrot, Tomato, Borage and Dill.
Mulch to keep soil lightly moist at all times.
Peppers can be harvested when they are still green, though their flavor improves as they ripen to red, yellow, or orange.
Hot weather can cause peppers to temporarily stop flowering. They will pick up again when nights cool down. |
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Potatoes (Early)
| 2 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 7" | |
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Pumpkin
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food.
Squash bugs, squash vine borers and cucumber beetles can be formidable pests. Cover young plants with row covers to exclude them |
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Rhubarb
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Use mulch to keep soil nutrient levels high. Mulch with rich compost in late winter, and add more mulch in summer to deter weeds and keep soil moist.
Plant with strawberry.
To make rhubarb stems longer, cover plants with bushel baskets or other large, breathable containers for one month in spring.
Use a sharp knife to cut new stems in spring as they reach 14 inches long. Discard leaves, which contain dangerously high levels of oxalic acid. Stop harvesting in early summer, and allow plants to grow freely the rest of the season.
Pests; Trap slugs with beer, hand pick them in rainy weather, or spray them with caffeinated coffee first thing in the morning. |
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Rose
| 2 | 2' 11" | 1' 11" x 4' 11" | |
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Rosemary
| 6 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Drench plants with a water soluble organic plant food one month after setting them out.
Plant me with Beans, Cabbage, Carrot, Sage and Lavender.
Trailing rosemary for walls, or dwarf varieties for containers, are propagated by rooting stem cuttings rather than from seeds. Wild Mediterranean rosemary can be grown from seeds or plants.
Frequent pinching back helps to keep plants bushy and full, and it delays flowering. Trailing rosemary is great cascading over a wall.
Plants are often short-lived, so root stem cuttings each spring to always have vigorous young plants. Treat small outbreaks of powdery mildew with a spray made from 2 Tablespoons milk in 1 cup water. |
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Spinach
[greenhouse]
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Strawberry
| 18 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Strawflower
| 3 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Sunflower
| 7 | 11" | 11" x 11" | Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting.
Plant me wtith Beans, Squash, Pumpkin, Corn and Cucumber. A rare "shelter" plant, sunflowers can be used to create shade for sun-stressed crops. Tall varieties can serve as trellises for pole beans
ow sunflowers from late spring to early summer. Where summers are long and warm, make a second sowing for autumn harvest. Poke seeds into the soil about 1 inch (3 cm) deep and 3 inches (8 cm) apart. Thin to 12 inches (30 cm) apart in all directions for dwarf varieties. Extremely tall sunflowers or those that grow into multi-branched bushes may require 3 feet (1 meter) between plants. |
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Tomato (Small)
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tulip
| 4 | 5" | 3" x 5" | |
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Zucchini
| 2 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Drench plants with a liquid fertilizer when they begin to blossom and set fruits.
Nasturtium and Zinnia.
Keep plantings small, to fewer than a dozen plants. Other types of summer squash help pollinate one another because they are of the same species.
Harvest zucchini when they are young and tender, about 6 inches long, before the rinds begin to harden. Use a knife to cut fruits from the plants.
Squash bugs and squash vine borers can be serious pests. Exclude them from young plantings with row covers |
