The Plan for 2011 | ||||||
Planting dates | Planting distances (in inches) | |||||
Vegetable | Start seed indoors | Plant seed or plant outdoors | Between rows, hand cultivated | Between plants | Depth of seeding (inches) | Amount to order per 20 feet of row“Packet” refers to average commercially- packaged seed packet. |
Asparagus | April 15 – May 1 (crowns) |
36 | 12 – 18 | 6 – 8 (crowns) | 15 crowns | |
Beans, snap (bush) | May 1 | May 15 – July 1 | 18 – 24 | 3 – 4 | 1½ – 2 | 3 – 4 oz |
Beans, snap(pole) | May 1 | May 15 – July 1 | 36 | 4 – 6 | 1½ – 2 | 2 – 3 oz |
Beans, dry shell | May 1 | May 15 | 18 – 24 | 3 – 4 | 1½ | 3 – 4 oz |
Beans, lima | May 15 – June 10 | 18 – 24 | 4 – 6 | 1½ | 3 – 4 oz | |
Beets | April 15 – July 1 | 12 – 18 | 2 – 4 | ½ – 1 | 1 packet | |
Broccoli | March 1 – 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 – 30 | 24 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 9 plants |
Brussels sprouts | March 1 – 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 – 30 | 24 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 9 plants |
Cabbage, early | March 1 – 15 | April 1 – May 1 | 24 – 30 | 18 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 12 plants |
Cabbage, late | April 15 – May 1 | June 1 | 24 – 30 | 24 | ¼ (seedbed) | 1 packet or 9 plants |
Cabbage, Chinese | 05/01/11 | July 1 | 24 – 30 | 18 | ½ | 1 packet |
Carrots | April 15 – June 15 | 18 – 24 | 2 – 3 | ¼ | 1 packet | |
Cauliflower | March 1 – 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 – 30 | 18 – 24 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 12 plants |
Celery | Feb. 15 – March 1 | May 15 | 18 – 24 | 8 | 1/8 (indoors) | 1 packet or 24 plants |
Chard, Swiss | 04/01/11 | May 1 | 18 – 24 | 6 – 8 | 1 | 1 packet |
Collards | April 15 | 24 – 36 | 6 | ¼ | 1 packet | |
Cucumbers | Feb 28 | May 1 – June 15 | 48 – 60 | 12 between single plants; 36 between hills of three |
1 | 1 packet |
Eggplant | March 15 – April 1 | June 1 | 24 – 30 | 24 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 9 plants |
Endive | April 15 | 18 – 24 | 8 – 12 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Garlic | March 15th | Oct. 1 – Nov. 1 | 18 – 24 | 4 – 6 | 3 – 4 | 1 lb of cloves |
Horseradish | April 15 – May 1 | 24 – 30 | 12 – 18 | 6 (roots) | 18 roots | |
Kale | April 15 – July 15 | 18 – 24 | 12 – 18 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Kohlrabi | Feb 28 | April 15 – June 1 or Aug. 1 – 15 |
18 – 24 | 6 | ½ | 1 packet |
Lettuce, leaf | April 15 – June 1 or Aug. 1 – 15 |
12 – 18 | 4 – 6 | ¼ | 1 packet | |
Lettuce, head | March 1 – 15 | April 15 – May 1 | 18 – 24 | 12 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 18 plants |
Muskmelon | May 15 – June 1 | 60 – 72 | 18 | 1 | 1 packet | |
Okra | March 15 – April 1 | June 1 | 24 – 36 | 12 – 15 | ½ (indoors) | 1 packet |
Onion seeds | Feb 15 | April 15 | 12 – 24 | 2 | ½ | 1 packet |
Onion, transplants | Feb. 1 – 15 | April 15 | 12 – 24 | 2 – 3 | ½ (indoors) | 1 packet |
Onion, sets | April 15 | 12 – 24 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 2 | ½ lb | |
Parsley | 03/06/11 | April 15 – May 1 | 12 – 24 | 4 – 6 | ¼ | 1 packet |
Parsnips | May 1 – 15 | 18 – 24 | 3 – 4 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Peas | April 10 – May 15 | 18 – 24 | 2 | 1½ | 1 packet | |
Pepper | March 15 – April 1 | June 1 | 24 – 36 | 18 – 24 | ½ (indoors) | 1 packet or 12 plants |
Potatoes, Irish | April 15 – June 1 | 24 – 30 | 12 – 18 | 4 (each piece) | 3 lb seed potatoes | |
Potatoes, sweet | April 15 (roots) | June 1 | 36 – 48 | 18 – 24 | 9 – 12 plants | |
Pumpkin | 03/28/11 | May 10 – June 1 | 72 – 96 | 24 – 36 between single plants; 60 – 72 between hills of three |
1 – 2 | 1 packet |
Radish | April 10 – June 1 or Aug. 1 – 15 |
6 – 12 | 1 – 2 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Rhubarb | April 15 – May 1 | 36 – 48 | 36 – 48 | 5 or 6 plants | ||
Rutabaga | May 15 – June 15 | 18 – 24 | 8 – 12 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Spinach | April 15 or Aug. 1 – 15 | 12 – 18 | 3 – 4 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Squash, summer | 03/28/11 | May 10 – June 1 | 24 – 36 | 24 – 36 | 1 | 1 packet |
Squash, winter | March 28 | May 10 – June 1 | 72 – 96 | 24 – 36 between single plants; 60 – 72 between hills of three |
1 | 1 packet |
Sweet corn | May 10 – July 1 | 30 | 12 | 1 – 2 | 1 packet | |
Tomato | April 1 – 15 | May 15 – June 1 | 24 – 36 | 36 – 48 | ¼ (indoors) | 1 packet or 6 – 8 plants |
Turnip | April 15 or Aug. 1 | 15 – 18 | 3 – 4 | ½ | 1 packet | |
Watermelon | 04/01/11 | May 15 – June 1 | 60 – 72 | 24 – 36 between single plants; 60 – 72 between hills of three |
½ | 1 packet |
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