Garden Plans > 2014: Garden Plot

About this Garden Plan

Vegtable Garden

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Lake Geneva, WI
Garden Size: 39' 11" x 25' 0"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Tomato variety to look for: (Early) Early Girl, Ultimate Opener hybrid (Reg) Better Boy Hybrid (Cherry) Cupid hybrid, Sun Sugar Buy plants: Eggplant, Tomato

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Bush Snap) 519"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Dry) 219"7" x 1' 1"Dry beans did well, need a lot more to get a good crop.
Beans (Lima) 569"5" x 1' 1"Need more plants to get a good crop, need to stake the plants.
Beet
 Red Ace Hybrid
345"3" x 7"Planted 5/10 Thin to 3-4" apart. Not the best beets, try a different variety next year.
Carrot
 Baltimore Hybrid
543"3" x 5"Planted 5/10 Lot of disfigured carrots, not a good crop, try a different variety next year.
Corn
 Serendipity Hybrid
541' 1"11" x 1' 5"2 rows planted 5/18, 2 more plantings 6/1 and 6/18. Ears were small but good tasting. Coons ate over 1/2 the crop. Only got about 2 doz ears.
Cucumber
 Fanfare Hybrid
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/18 - 6-8 plants in row. Only one plant grew and that produced a lot of cucumbers! Only need 1 or 2 plants.
Eggplant 31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Bought plants at Home Depot. Planted mid May. Did pretty well. Steady crop thru Sept.
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Sylvesta
99"7" x 11"Planted 5/10, grew well thru the whole summer.
Lettuce (Leaf) 593"3" x 5"Planted 5/10, grew well thru the whole summer.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Jungs Sweet Repeat Leaf Lettuc
183"3" x 5"Planted 5/10 grew well thru the whole summer.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Baby Leaf Zesty Mesclun Mix
183"3" x 5"Planted 5/10 grew well thru the whole summer.
Muskmelon
 Maverick Hybrid
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Planted 5/18. Harvested late August to Sept.
Onions (Green)
 Guardsman
173"3" x 3"Planted 5/10
Peas 1083"3" x 7" 
Pepper
 Jungs Gournet Rainbow Hybrid B
71' 1"11" x 1' 3"Planted from seed 5/18 Plants grew well but only got one pepper.
Radish
 Champion
543"3" x 7"Planted 5/10
Radish 183"3" x 7" 
Sunflower 1011"11" x 11"Planted in June, flowers developed late and not real big but ok. Plant earlier.
Tomato (Large)
 Martino'S Roma
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Seed planted direct 5/18.
Tomato (Small)
 Cupid Hybrid (Red Grape)
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted from seed 5/18
Watermelon
 Summer Sweet 5234 Plus Hybrid
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Planted direct from seed 5/18 2 hills, 5 seeds + pollinator (2-3), got a mix of melons, most had seeds, some striped, some solid dark green.
Zinnia 1011"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beans (Dry)
Beans (Lima)
Beet
 Red Ace Hybrid
Carrot
 Baltimore Hybrid
Corn
 Serendipity Hybrid
Cucumber
 Fanfare Hybrid
Eggplant
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Sylvesta
Lettuce (Leaf)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Jungs Sweet Repeat Leaf Lettuc
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Baby Leaf Zesty Mesclun Mix
Muskmelon
 Maverick Hybrid
Onions (Green)
 Guardsman
Peas
Pepper
 Jungs Gournet Rainbow Hybrid B
Radish
 Champion
Radish
Sunflower
Tomato (Large)
 Martino'S Roma
Tomato (Small)
 Cupid Hybrid (Red Grape)
Watermelon
 Summer Sweet 5234 Plus Hybrid
Zinnia



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