| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Artichoke (Globe)
Imperial Star (OG)
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Arugula
Wild Rocket
| 3 | 5" | 3" x 7" | 3/1/13 Started 9 pots, germinated and set under lights in less than one week.
3/13: thinned to 1 per cell
5/18: direct sowed, sprouted in 3 days
Harvest: harvest young leaves as needed. Hot weather causes leaves to become very strongly flavored. Flower buds edible.
Pests: flea beetles sometimes make small holes in leaves.
Maintenance: - Fine fall crop, plants overwinter w/ mulch |
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Arugula
Rocket (Roquette)
[row-cover]
| 6 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Arugula
Arugula (OG)
| 4 | 5" | 3" x 7" | 3/10/13: started 3 cells.
3/13/13: germination in all 3 cells
5/18: direct sowed, sprouted in 2 days
Harvest: harvest young leaves as needed. Hot weather causes leaves to become very strongly flavored. Flower buds edible.
Pests: flea beetles sometimes make small holes in leaves.
Maintenance: - Fine fall crop, plants overwinter w/ mulch |
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Asparagus
Jersey Knight (F1)
| 5 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | 3/1/13 Started 9 pots.
3/18: i had almost given up!
5/25: transplanted 9 plants outside
Feeding: mulch w/ 2 in. rich compost or rotted manure every winter.
Maintenance: after stems die back in early winter, cut off @ ground level + compost. Remove weeds, apply compost and mulch, and your yearly maintenance is done.
Harvesting: gather spears in 2nd year after planting, cutting all spears that appear for a month in early spring. In subsequent years, harvest for 6 weeks each spring.
Pests: cutting new shoots just below the surface often helps control problems with asparagus beetles, which often lay their eggs on tender shoots near the soil line. |
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Beans (Fava)
Windsor
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 9" | 5/18: direct sowed
Maintenance: Dig in or compost roots and plants to make good use of their residual nitrogen. Cut back fava plants after they have a few sets of flowers, they will set fruits better.
Harvesting: harvest before the pods become tough. Often get a second crop. |
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Beans (Pole)
Sultan's Green Crescent
| 9 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | 5/18: direct sowed around a trellis.
Mulch to keep the soil cool + moist, and to reduce problems with weeds.
Likes: marigolds
Harvesting: gather pods b4 they fill w/ seeds. When picked often, pole beans continue to produce all summer. During very hot weather, pole beans may temporarily stop producing new flowers and pods.
Pests: Japanese beetles + Mexican bean beetles sometimes damage leaves and pods. Gather them in broad containers of soapy water in the cool morning. |
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Beans (Pole)
Gold of Bacau
| 10 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | 5/18: direct sowed around a trellis.
Mulch to keep the soil cool + moist, and to reduce problems with weeds.
Likes: marigolds
Harvesting: gather pods b4 they fill w/ seeds. When picked often, pole beans continue to produce all summer. During very hot weather, pole beans may temporarily stop producing new flowers and pods.
Pests: Japanese beetles + Mexican bean beetles sometimes damage leaves and pods. Gather them in broad containers of soapy water in the cool morning. |
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Beet
Detroit Dark Red Organic
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Feeding: rarely required.
Direct sow: spring + fall. Thin seedlings to 5 in apart to grow large roots. Each seed is a multi-celled capsule, so use small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing.
Maintenance: weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds.
Harvest: young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator. |
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Beet
Early Blood Turnip
| 5 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Beet
Early Blood Turnip Organic
| 12 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Feeding: rarely required.
Direct sow: spring + fall. Thin seedlings to 5 in apart to grow large roots. Each seed is a multi-celled capsule, so use small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing.
Maintenance: weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds.
Harvest: young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator. |
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Beet
Bull's Blood (OG)
| 12 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Feeding: rarely required.
Direct sow: spring + fall. Thin seedlings to 5 in apart to grow large roots. Each seed is a multi-celled capsule, so use small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing.
Maintenance: weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds.
Harvest: young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator. |
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Beet
Burpee's Golden
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Feeding: rarely required.
Direct sow: spring + fall. Thin seedlings to 5 in apart to grow large roots. Each seed is a multi-celled capsule, so use small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing.
Maintenance: weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds.
Harvest: young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator. |
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Beet
Crosby Egyptian
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 7" | Feeding: rarely required.
Direct sow: spring + fall. Thin seedlings to 5 in apart to grow large roots. Each seed is a multi-celled capsule, so use small scissors to thin plants to proper spacing.
Maintenance: weed carefully, and mulch between plants to deter weeds.
Harvest: young leaves for salad greens as you thin young plants. Pull roots when they become plump. To keep through winter, harvest plants, cut off the tops, and keep in a cool root cellar or refrigerator. |
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Bok Choy
Prize Choy
| 3 | 7" | 7" x 9" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots
3/13: all have true leaves, thinned to 1 per cell
Feeding: mix light application of balanced OG fertilizer into soil b4 planting.
Direct sow: spring + summer. Sow in double rows, w/ rows spaced 10 in. apart. Plant seeds 2 in. apart and barely cover w/ soil. Thin to 8 in. apart.
Harvest: pull whole plants as needed.
Pests: Flea beetles often chew small holes in bok choy leaves in spring, but are less of a problem in the fall. |
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Broccoli
Spring Raab
| 2 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | 3/1/13 Started 6 pots, germinated and set under lights in less than one week
5/25: transplanted outside.
Feed: When heads begin to form, feed with a liquid plant food.
Harvest: use sharp knife to harvest the primary head when the beads are plump and well-filled. Many varieties produce numerous smaller side shoots after the primary head is cut.
Pests: Cabbageworms are small green larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. You can use row covers to keep them from eating plants. |
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Broccoli
Romanesco
| 1 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | 5/25: transplanted outside.
Feed: when heads begin to form, feed with a liquid plant food.
Harvest: use sharp knife to harvest the primary head when the beads are plump and well-filled. Many varieties produce numerous smaller side shoots after the primary head is cut.
Pests: Cabbageworms are small green larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. You can use row covers to keep them from eating plants. |
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Broccoli
Calabrese
| 1 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots, germinated and set under lights in less than one week.
5/25: transplanted outside.
Feed: when heads begin to form, feed with a liquid plant food.
Harvest: use sharp knife to harvest the primary head when the beads are plump and well-filled. Many varieties produce numerous smaller side shoots after the primary head is cut.
Pests: Cabbageworms are small green larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. You can use row covers to keep them from eating plants. |
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Brussels Sprouts
Long Island Improved
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Started indoors ealry spring.
Feed: mix a high-nitrogen compost into the soil before planting.
Pests: under the coldest conditions, colonies of gray-green cabbage aphids can seriously infest plants. Control early outbreaks with insecticidal soap.
Harvest: harvest from the bottom of the plant upward, twisting off sprouts that are larger than a marble. Removing nearby leaves helps to make room for growing sprouts. |
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Cabbage (Fall)
Premium Late Flat Dutch
| 1 | 2' 9" | 2' 7" x 2' 11" | 3/10/13: started 2 cells
Transplant: plenty of well rotted compost dug in prior to planting.
Feed: drench every 2 wks w/ OG liquid fertilizer.
Water: Heavy summer rains following dry weather can cause heads to split.
Pests: watch for green imported cabbageworms, the larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. Exclude the adults with row covers.
Harvest: cut heads when they reach the size you prefer. |
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Cabbage (Summer)
Copenhagen Market
[row-cover]
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 9" | 3/10/13: started 2 cells
5/25: transplanted outside.
Feed: drench every 2 wks w/ OG liquid fertilizer.
Water: Heavy summer rains following dry weather can cause heads to split.
Pests: watch for green imported cabbageworms, the larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. Exclude the adults with row covers.
Harvest: cut heads when they reach the size you prefer. |
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Cauliflower
Early Snowball
| 2 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots, germinated and set under lights in less than one week.
3/13: all have true leaves, thinned to 1 per cell
Feed: mix composted manure or another high-nitrogen compost into the soil before planting. When heads begin to form, feed with a liquid plant food.
Pests: Cabbageworms are small green larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. You can use row covers to keep them from eating plants.
Maintenance: blanch so that the cauliflower head is kept shaded while it is forming. When plants are stressed by cold or drought, they may refuse to make heads.
Harvest: when the head has fully developed, but before the curd becomes loose, with a "ricey" appearance. |
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Cauliflower
Amazing
| 3 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots, germinated and set under lights in less than one week.
Feed: mix composted manure or another high-nitrogen compost into the soil before planting. When heads begin to form, feed with a liquid plant food.
Pests: Cabbageworms are small green larvae of the cabbage white butterfly. You can use row covers to keep them from eating plants.
Maintenance: blanch so that the cauliflower head is kept shaded while it is forming. When plants are stressed by cold or drought, they may refuse to make heads.
Harvest: when the head has fully developed, but before the curd becomes loose, with a "ricey" appearance. |
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Cilantro
Cilantro
| 4 | 7" | 5" x 9" | Start indoors: older seedlings are difficult to transplant successfully. Plants grown in spring often rush to produce flowers; fall-grown plants are often better producers.
Feed: drench w/ liquid OG fertilizer when plants are 4 inches tall.
Harvest: as soon as plants are 6 inches tall, pick individual leaves as you need them in the kitchen. |
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Cilantro
[row-cover]
| 3 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Collards
Vates
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | Start indoors: in spring and set out under cloches when plants have 5 leaves. Start another planting indoors in midsummer, and set out in early fall. The flavor of collards is improved by cool temperatures, so fall is the preferred time to grow this crop.
Feed: transplant into fertile, well-drained soil with plenty of well rotted compost dug in. Liquid fertilizer may be needed if plants grow slowly even though the weather is comfortably warm.
Harvest: leaves individually, when they are about the size of your hand.
Pests: in warm weather, cabbageworms may feed on leaves. Exclude them with floating row covers. In cool weather, watch for outbreaks of gray-green cabbage aphids in leaf crevices. Pick off and compost badly infested leaves. |
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Cucumber
Russian Pickling
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Feed: drench w/ liquid OG fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily.
Maintenance: trellis
Harvest: pick cucumbers at least every other day by snipping them from the vine with pruning shears. Fruits with hard seeds inside are overripe.
Pests: Cucumber beetles transmit an incurable disease called bacterial wilt. Exclude them with floating rowcovers. |
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Cucumber
Poona Kheera
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Feed: drench w/ liquid OG fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily.
Maintenance: trellis
Harvest: pick cucumbers at least every other day by snipping them from the vine with pruning shears. Fruits with hard seeds inside are overripe.
Pests: Cucumber beetles transmit an incurable disease called bacterial wilt. Exclude them with floating rowcovers. |
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Cucumber
A & C Pickling
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Feed: drench w/ liquid OG fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily.
Maintenance: trellis
Harvest: pick cucumbers at least every other day by snipping them from the vine with pruning shears. Fruits with hard seeds inside are overripe.
Pests: Cucumber beetles transmit an incurable disease called bacterial wilt. Exclude them with floating rowcovers. |
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Eggplant
Rosa Bianca
| 2 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | 3/10/13: started 3 cells
5/25: direct sowed
Feed: From midsummer onward, drench with a liquid feed every two weeks.
Maintenance" stake plants to keep them from falling over when they become heavy with fruit. Mulch to keep soil lightly moist.
Harvest: use pruning shears to cut fruits from the stem. Perfect fruits have shiny skins and only a few immature seeds inside.
Pests: use rowcovers to keep plants warm while protecting them from flea beetles. Remove covers when plants begin blooming so the starry purple flowers can be pollinated by bees. |
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Eggplant
Ping Tung Long
| 2 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | 3/10/13: started 3 cells
5/25: transplanted outside
Feed: From midsummer onward, drench with a liquid feed every two weeks.
Maintenance" stake plants to keep them from falling over when they become heavy with fruit. Mulch to keep soil lightly moist.
Harvest: use pruning shears to cut fruits from the stem. Perfect fruits have shiny skins and only a few immature seeds inside.
Pests: use rowcovers to keep plants warm while protecting them from flea beetles. Remove covers when plants begin blooming so the starry purple flowers can be pollinated by bees. |
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Fennel
Florence
| 6 | 11" | 9" x 1' 1" | Transplant: in shallow furrows filled with potting soil. Thin seedlings to 12 inches apart when they are 3 weeks old. Chop the pulled seedlings into salads.
Feed: every 3 wks w/ liquid OG fertilizer, and use a rich, biodegradable mulch such as grass clippings.
Maintenance: When the bulb is the size of an egg, surround it with 6 inches of loose mulch to help it plump up.
Harvest: Snip tender young leaves as needed in the kitchen. When the bulbs reach 3 inches in diameter, pull them and store in the refrigerator. |
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Flower
Moonflower
| 2 | 3" | 3" x 3" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Garlic
Music
| 27 | 5" | 5" x 11" | |
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Garlic
German Extra-Hardy
| 49 | 5" | 5" x 11" | |
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Garlic
#65
| 41 | 5" | 5" x 11" | |
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Herb
Stinging Nettle
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Herb
Dandelion
| 3 | 7" | 5" x 9" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Herb
American Ginseng
| 4 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Jerusalem Artichoke
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | Maintenance: Plants die back to the roots in winter.
Direct seed: set out tubers in spring, planting them 4 in deep. Plants grow quite tall, and can be used to shade heat-sensitive neighbors.
Harvest: can be invasive, so use flowers indoors as cut flowers to reduce reseeding.
Harvest: Harvest tubers in fall, winter, and early spring, while the soil is cold.
Pests: powdery mildew often affects plants in late summer, but does not impact yields. |
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Kale
Red Russian (OG)
| 2 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | Feed: not usually required, but may be needed if plants grow slowly even though the weather is comfortably warm.
Harvest: leaves individually, when they are about the size of your hand.
Pests: in warm weather, cabbageworms may feed on leaves. Exclude them with floating row covers. In cool weather, watch for outbreaks of gray-green cabbage aphids in leaf crevices. Pick off and compost badly infested leaves. |
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Kale
Lacinato
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | Feed: not usually required, but may be needed if plants grow slowly even though the weather is comfortably warm.
Harvest: leaves individually, when they are about the size of your hand.
Pests: in warm weather, cabbageworms may feed on leaves. Exclude them with floating row covers. In cool weather, watch for outbreaks of gray-green cabbage aphids in leaf crevices. Pick off and compost badly infested leaves. |
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Kale
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | Feed: not usually required, but may be needed if plants grow slowly even though the weather is comfortably warm.
Harvest: leaves individually, when they are about the size of your hand.
Pests: in warm weather, cabbageworms may feed on leaves. Exclude them with floating row covers. In cool weather, watch for outbreaks of gray-green cabbage aphids in leaf crevices. Pick off and compost badly infested leaves. |
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Kohlrabi
White Vienna
| 2 | 9" | 7" x 11" | Feed: in lean soil, mix in a balanced OG fertilizer before planting.
Harvest: pull plants when swollen stems are the size of tennis balls. Older plants have inferior texture.
Pests: Cabbageworms can be damaging, but they are less attracted to kohlrabi compared to other cabbage family crops. |
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Leek
Prizetaker
| 7 | 7" | 5" x 11" | 3/10/13: started 12 cells.
Feed: In late summer while the weather is still warm, drench plants thoroughly with a water-soluble plant food.
Start indoors: in early spring, and move to a protected cold frame if you have one. Transplant when seedlings are about the size of a pencil.
Harvest: when leeks are almost the size you prefer, blanch them for 2 to 3 weeks by putting a mound of soil, mulch, or a cardboard tube around the base of each stem. Dig as needed in the kitchen. In cold winter climates, dig plants before the ground freezes in early winter.
Pests: Struggling plants may be infested with onion root maggots, which are easy to see when you dig up a plant. Promptly remove affected plants. |
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Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 3/1/13 Started 1 pot
Harvest: perennial, can survive to -20F. Gather sprigs as needed in the kitchen. Gather stems for drying or steeping into tinctures in early summer, just before the plants bloom.
Maintenance: Control lemon balms spread by cutting back flowering stems in late summer. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
SSE Lettuce Mixture
| 8 | 3" | 3" x 5" | 5/18: direct sowed
Sow more seeds in summer for a fall crop.
Maintenance: thin them so that the leaves of adjoining plants do not overlap. Mulch open space between plants to retain soil moisture and prevent weeds. Shallow lettuce roots need constant moisture. Do not allow the soil to dry out.
Harvest: pick individual leaves, use scissor or a knife to harvest handfuls of baby lettuce, or grow plants at proper spacing to get large, loose heads. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
[row-cover]
| 10 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Mache
| 12 | 5" | 5" x 5" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots
5/25: transplanted outside
Maintenance: allow plants to grow through the winter. Control weeds that threaten to overtake the small plants.
Harvest: in small batches as needed in the kitchen. |
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Melon
Pride of Wisconsin
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Melon
Edens Gem (OG)
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Mizuna
Mizuna Organic
| 4 | 9" | 7" x 11" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Mustard
[row-cover]
| 2 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Mustard
| 1 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Onion
Yellow of Parma
| 10 | 5" | 3" x 7" | 3/10/13: started 18 cells. |
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Onion
Yellow Cippolini
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 7" | 3/10/13: started 18 cells.
5/25: transplanted some and direct sowed the rest |
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Onion (Red)
[row-cover]
| 10 | 5" | 3" x 7" | 3/10/13: started 9 cells.
5/25: transplanted some and direct sowed the rest |
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Other (Large)
Aunt Mollys Ground Cherry
| 1 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
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Other (Large)
Mullein
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Other (Medium)
Komatsuna
| 2 | 9" | 9" x 9" | |
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Other (Perennial)
Gobo Burdock
| 4 | 1' 7" | 1' 7" x 1' 7" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Other (Perennial)
Chiko Burdock
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 7" x 1' 7" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Parsley
Triple Curled
| 20 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Pepper
Ancho Gigantea
| 2 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Radish
Miyashige White Daikon
[row-cover]
| 13 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Radish
Philadelphia White Box
| 10 | 3" | 3" x 7" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Radish
Early Scarlet Globe
| 10 | 3" | 3" x 7" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Radish
French Breakfast Organic
| 36 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
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Spinach
Bloomsdale Organic
| 3 | 7" | 5" x 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Spinach
Revolution
[row-cover]
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Spinach
Bloomsdale
[row-cover]
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Spinach
America
| 5 | 7" | 5" x 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Spinach
America
[row-cover]
| 6 | 7" | 5" x 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Squash (Summer)
Black Beauty Organic
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Squash (Summer)
Golden Zucchini
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 5/18: direct sowed |
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Squash (Winter)
Butternut Waltham
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Squash (Winter)
Waltham Butternut (OG)
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Swiss Chard
Rhubarb Red
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Swiss Chard
Five Color Silverbeet
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Tomatillo
Green
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Tomatillo
Purple de Milpa
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Tomato (Small)
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tomato (Small)
Amish Paste Organic Heirloom
| 4 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Tomato (Small)
Cherry Roma
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 3/1/13 Started 3 pots |
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Turnip
Purple Top White Globe
| 15 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Watermelon
Small Shining Light
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | 5/25: direct sowed |
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Watermelon
Chelsea
| 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |