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Beans (Bush Snap)
Blue Lake 47 Bush
| 52 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 210 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beet
Cylindra
| 23 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Broccoli
Sun King Hybrid
| 7 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
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Brussels Sprouts
| 6 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
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Cabbage (Spring Red)
Red Express
| 14 | 2' 5" | 1' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Cabbage (Spring)
Earliana
| 14 | 2' 5" | 1' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Cantaloupe
| 4 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Carrot
| 322 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Cauliflower
Snowball Y
| 7 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Chinese Cabbage
Baby Choi
| 8 | 1' 3" | 11" x 1' 11" | |
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Collards
Georgia Southern (Creole)
| 7 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Corn
| 40 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | |
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Cucumber
| 16 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Feeding
Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily. |
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Dill
Mammoth
| 20 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Dill
| 20 | 7" | 5" x 9" | Feeding
Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants are 4 inches tall.
Spacing
Rows: 0' 6" with 0' 10" row gap (minimum)
Notes
Young dill leaves are the herb known as dill weed. Dill flowers and seeds are used in making breads and pickles.
Harvesting
Gather and dry leaves when plants are 10 inches tall. Use a paper bag to harvest seeds when they change from green to tan and fall freely from their umbels.
Troubleshooting
Large plants may be blown over by gusty storms. Stake if necessary. |
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Kale
Red Russian (OG)
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | |
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Kohlrabi
Early White Vienna
| 13 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
| 28 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 83 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Marigold
| 13 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Okra
Clemson Spineless 80
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Onion
| 212 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Parsnip
| 15 | 7" | 7" x 11" | |
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Peas
Little Marvel
| 79 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Peas
Lincoln Pea
| 244 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Pepper
| 15 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
| 132 | 1' 5" | 1' 1" x 2' 5" | |
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Pumpkin
Jack O Lantern
| 8 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Feeding
After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food.
Spacing
Rows: 2' 11" with 2' 11" row gap (minimum)
Sow and Plant
Sow seeds 1 inch deep in hills spaced 6 feet apart. After 2 weeks, thin to 2 plants per hill.
Notes
Fruit size varies with variety. Small "pie" pumpkins are easy to grow and produce nutritious, flavorful flesh.
Harvesting
When the plant die back or before freezing weather, cut pumpkins leaving a stub of stem attached. Wipe clean and store indoors.
Troubleshooting
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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Radish
Cherry Belle
| 80 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Radish
| 44 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Raspberry
| 39 | 2' 3" | 1' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Spinach
Bloomsdale (OG)
| 55 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Squash (Summer)
Early Prolific Straightneck
| 4 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
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Squash (Winter)
Acorn
| 4 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Feeding
Drench plants with a liquid fertilizer when they begin to blossom and set fruits.
Harvesting
Harvest winter squash when they plants begin to die back and the rinds cannot easily be pierced with your fingernail. Wipe clean, and store indoors at cool room temperatures.
Troubleshooting
Squash bugs and squash vine borers can be serious pests. Exclude them from young plantings with row covers. Butternuts naturally resist these pests. |
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Strawberry
| 8 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | Harvesting
Gather ripe fruits in the morning, when they are cool, and refrigerate immediately. Wash in cool water just before eating.
Troubleshooting
Slugs can be deterred with straw mulch or traps. Use lightweight cloth or netting to protect ripening berries from birds. |
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Swiss Chard
Fordhook Giant
| 6 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Tomato (Large)
Mortgage Lifter
| 16 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tomato (Small)
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Watermelon
Black Diamond
| 4 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Feeding
After plants set fruit, feed twice, at two week intervals, with a water soluble plant food.
Spacing
Rows: 2' 11" with 2' 11" row gap (minimum)
Notes
Fruit size varies with variety. Small "icebox" watermelons mature quickly and take up less space compared to huge watermelons.
Harvesting
Ripe watermelons sound deep and resonant when thumped, and the curled tendril opposite the melon should be brown. Wipe clean and store indoors.
Troubleshooting
Control weeds early and then mulch to avoid trampling the vines after fruits have set. |
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Zucchini
Black Beauty
| 4 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
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