Garden Plans > 2015: Spring Garden

About this Garden Plan

Garden to allow for freezing and canning. Also incorporating flowers to provide shade (sunflowers), weed supression and attract beneficial insects (alyssum/nasturtium), and deter destroying insects and rabbits (zinnia & marigold). Zinnias also provide flowers for the kitchen table. It should be noted that there is another garden located near the orchard for potatoes this year, due to space and crop rotation needs.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Perry County, PA
Garden Size: 39' 11" x 63' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum 665"5" x 5" 
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Heavyweight II
569"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole) 569"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
14005"3" x 7" 
Broccoli 181' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Brussels Sprouts 281' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cauliflower 181' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Corn
 Silver Queen Hybrid
2971' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Corn
 Bodacious Hybrid
1981' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Cornflower 497"7" x 7" 
Cucumber
 Burpless Hybrid
71' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead) 429"7" x 11" 
Marigold 747"7" x 7" 
Nasturtium 3311"11" x 11"Nasturtium planted to keep down weeds between tomato plants
Peas 2553"3" x 7" 
Pepper
 Sweet Block Party Hybrid
302' 1"1' 11" x 4' 3" 
Pumpkin 42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
1123"3" x 7" 
Spinach 567"5" x 11" 
Sunflower 6711"11" x 11"Sunflowers to provide partial shade and heat relief for lettuce
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
301' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Paste
211' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Watermelon 42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Zinnia 2811"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Heavyweight II
Beans (Pole)
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Corn
 Silver Queen Hybrid
Corn
 Bodacious Hybrid
Cornflower
Cucumber
 Burpless Hybrid
Lettuce (Crisphead)
Marigold
Nasturtium
Peas
Pepper
 Sweet Block Party Hybrid
Pumpkin
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
Spinach
Sunflower
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Paste
Watermelon
Zinnia



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