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Alyssum
[row-cover]
| 6 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Alyssum
| 6 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Artichoke (Globe)
Imperial Star
| 3 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Semi-hardy. May be perennial in zone 8 |
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Arugula
| 34 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Semi-hardy |
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Asparagus
[row-cover]
| 10 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
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Aster (China)
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 20 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beans (Dry)
| 25 | 9" | 7" x 1' 1" | Add AM. |
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Beans (Dry)
Garbanzo
| 12 | 9" | 7" x 1' 1" | |
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Beans (Lima)
Christmas
| 13 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Add AM. |
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Beans (Pole)
Rattlesnake
| 126 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Stringless if picked before it grows large. Also planting Kentucky Wonder, which take 10 days longer. |
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Beet
[row-cover]
| 14 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Semi-hardy |
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Beet
| 24 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Semi-hardy |
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Blackberry
| 2 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Cut vines to 6' after picking |
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Borage
| 16 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 11" | 1 Apr - plant seeds on side bed. Harvest in Jun for Onions to replace. |
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Broccoli
| 10 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | Use compost + biochar. Dig into soil to provide P. Look for signs of P deficiency. Purple on leaf edges. Hardy. |
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Brussels Sprouts
| 3 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Hardy. |
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Buckwheat
[row-cover]
| 239 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Harvest for making kasha |
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Buckwheat
| 306 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Harvest for making kasha |
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Cabbage (Spring Red)
Red Acre
| 3 | 1' 5" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Hardy. Planted 7/9 (too soon?) |
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Cabbage (Spring)
| 3 | 2' 5" | 1' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Cabbage (Summer)
| 4 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 9" | Hardy. |
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Calendula
| 128 | 11" | 9" x 1' 11" | |
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Carrot
[row-cover]
| 70 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Add AM. Allow a few to flower for IPM. Semi-hardy. |
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Carrot
| 122 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Add AM. Allow a few to flower for IPM. Semi-hardy. |
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Cauliflower
[row-cover]
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Semi-hardy |
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Celery
Tall Utah
| 4 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Start some outdoors. Mulch heavily. Semi-hardy. |
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Chamomile
| 5 | 11" | 9" x 1' 3" | |
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Chives
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Cilantro
[row-cover]
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Cilantro
| 4 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Collards
[row-cover]
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Corn
Cherokee White Eagle
| 128 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | If CEC is low, use biochar, minerals, fertilizers in economic amounts broadforked into rows a la JR Bollinger. Plant last half of Apr. |
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Cosmos
| 4 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Crimson Clover
| 1476 | 3" | 3" x 3" | |
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Cucumber
| 10 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Add AM. |
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Echinacea
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Edamame
| 12 | 9" | 7" x 1' 3" | Wait for 65 soil temp. |
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Eggplant
| 3 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | Use biochar to gain more P uptake and WUE. Add AM. |
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Flower
| 54 | 7" | 5" x 7" | |
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Garlic
Inchelium Red
| 15 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Garlic
[row-cover]
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Garlic
| 28 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Horseradish
| 12 | 1' 1" | 1' 1" x 1' 1" | |
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Iris
| 4 | 11" | 7" x 1' 1" | |
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Kale
| 3 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | Direct seed OK. Hardy. |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
| 4 | 9" | 7" x 11" | Semi-hardy. Shade with cardboard until seedlings emerge. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Salad Bowl
| 28 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Semi-hardy. Shading by corn gives later growing period. Direct seed OK. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 12 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Semi-hardy. Shade with cardboard until seedlings emerge. Direct seed OK. 20% BC, 80% manure/straw compost Add mixture at 2% w/w soil and use 1/2 rec. NPK |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
[row-cover]
| 16 | 3" | 3" x 5" | Semi-hardy. Shade with cardboard until seedlings emerge. Direct seed OK. 20% BC, 80% manure/straw compost Add mixture at 2% w/w soil and use 1/2 rec. NPK |
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Marigold
Cape Marigold
| 9 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Marigold
| 246 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Monarda
| 14 | 11" | 11" x 1' 7" | Compost every winter. |
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Okra
| 3 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Onion
Sweet
| 28 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Start seeds Feb/Mar. |
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Onion
[row-cover]
| 40 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Sow 1/2 in flat. Hardy. |
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Onion
| 6 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Sow 1/2 in flat. Hardy. |
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Onion (Fall planted)
| 20 | 5" | 5" x 9" | |
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Onions (Green)
| 56 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Hardy. |
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Oregano
| 10 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Parsley
| 6 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Parsnip
| 6 | 7" | 7" x 11" | Baker Creek p. 64 |
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Peanut
[row-cover]
| 4 | 11" | 9" x 1' 1" | Start in greenhouse. Intercrop w/ lettuce and green onions after they emerge. Save some for seed. Apply 50% water icw biochar.
Harvest when the leaves turn yellow and die back, or immediately after the first frost. |
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Peanut
| 10 | 11" | 9" x 1' 1" | Start in greenhouse. Intercrop w/ lettuce and green onions after they emerge. Save some for seed. Apply 50% water icw biochar.
Harvest when the leaves turn yellow and die back, or immediately after the first frost. |
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Peas
| 112 | 3" | 3" x 7" | Direct seed OK. Hardy. Add AM. |
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Pepper
| 8 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Radish
Daikon, Miyashige White
| 57 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Radish
Cherry Belle
| 19 | 3" | 3" x 7" | Direct seed OK. Hardy. |
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Rose
| 1 | 2' 11" | 1' 11" x 4' 11" | |
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Rosemary
| 1 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Rutabaga
| 6 | 9" | 7" x 1' 3" | Hardy. |
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Sage
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | Hardy. |
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Shallots
[row-cover]
| 14 | 5" | 3" x 5" | |
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Spinach
[row-cover]
| 22 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Direct seed OK. Hardy. |
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Spinach
| 28 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Direct seed OK. Hardy. |
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Squash (Winter)
| 9 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Strawberry
| 9 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Sunflower
| 12 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Sweet Potato
| 6 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tatsoi
| 8 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Start under row cover in Feb. Use 2% bc and compost ea. w/w. Semi-hardy. Direct seed OK. |
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Tomato (Large)
| 15 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Mix in 20% biochar at earliest opportunity, e.g. early Apr. and repeat with 10% more for 3 years to make 50%.
Each box should take 2/3 cu. yd. biochar or ~ 5 kilns worth, so 1 kiln per year, (2 the first year). Add AM. |
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Tomato (Small)
| 15 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Mix in 20% biochar at earliest opportunity, e.g. early Apr. and repeat with 10% more for 3 years to make 50%.
Each box should take 2/3 cu. yd. biochar or ~ 5 kilns worth, so 1 kiln per year, (2 the first year). Add AM. |
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Turnip
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 11" | Hardy. |
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Zinnia
| 4 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Zucchini
| 4 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
