Garden Plans > 2016: Big Garden

About this Garden Plan

family garden with all our favorite foods.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Swansea, SC
Garden Size: 50' 0" x 67' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus
 Jersey Knight Hybrid
61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"planted seedlings in ground 3/28.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake Bush
79"5" x 1' 1"planted 3/21.
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto
109"7" x 1' 1"planted seedlings in the ground 4/7.
Beans (Dry)
 Dark Red Kidney
79"7" x 7" 
Beet
 Early Wonder Tall Top
33"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/22
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
125"3" x 7"3/22
Blackberry 22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Broccoli 61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/18
Cabbage (Summer Red)
 Ruby Perfection Hybrid
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/18
Cabbage (Summer)
 Copenhagen Market
61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/18
Cabbage (Summer)
 Early Jersey Wakefield
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/18
Cabbage (Summer)
 Early Copenhagen Market
51' 7"1' 5" x 1' 5"3/18
Carrot
 tender sweet
63"3" x 5"direct sowed 4/8.
Carrot
 petite sweet
63"3" x 5"direct sowed 4/8.
Cauliflower 61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"3/18
Celery
 Tall Utah
37"5" x 11"had a wind storm and lost 12 sproutlings. replanting 12 new seeds 4/7.
Collards
 Champion
611"11" x 1' 3"had to restart seeds due lose of sprouted seeds by a wind storm. replanting 12 new seeds 4/3.
Corn
 Silver King Hybrid
361' 1"11" x 1' 5"planted direct 4/3. soaked seeds 24 hurs before planting.
Corn
 Silver Queen
421' 1"11" x 1' 5"planted direct 4/3. soaked seeds 24 hours before planting.
Corn
 Early Sunglow - hybrid
361' 1"11" x 1' 5"planted direct 4/3. soaked seeds 24 hours before planting.
Corn
 Golden Bantam
361' 1"11" x 1' 5"planted direct 4/3. soaked corn seeds 24 hours before planting.
Crowder Peas
 California Black Eye
125"5" x 1' 1"planted seedlings in the ground 4/7.
Cucumber
 Straight Eight
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted starter plants in ground 3/26.
Cucumber
 Marketmore
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted mircle grow seed pods in ground 4/7.
Cucumber
 Bush Crop
31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"planted 4/17.
Eggplant
 Shikou Hybrid
41' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"planted 4/17.
Flower
 Bee Feed Mix
217"5" x 5" 
Garlic
 Ajo Rojo
135"3" x 9" 
Garlic 25"3" x 9"3/22
Gourd 42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb
29"7" x 7"3/18
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Romaine
83"3" x 3"3/18
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Butterhead
43"3" x 3"3/18
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Lettuce Blend
43"3" x 3"3/18
Melon
 Burpee's Hybrid
42' 10"2' 10" x 2' 10"planted seedlings 4/21.
Peas
 Burpeeana Early
153"3" x 7" 
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
43"3" x 3"direct sow 4/21.
Radish
 Cherry Belle
73"3" x 7"direct sow 4/21.
Squash (Summer)
 Crookneck-Early Golden
71' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Butternut-Waltham
42' 10"2' 10" x 2' 10" 
Sweet Potato
 Beauregard
181' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"planted store bought seedlings 3/29.
Tomato (Large)
 Rutgers
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 5"planted starter plants in the ground 3/26. made tomato cages with 16 gauge welded wire cut at 4ft. lengths
Tomato (Small)
 Large Red Cherry
51' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"3/18. made tomato cages with 16 gauge welded wire cut at 4ft. lengths
Tomato (Small)
 Celebrity (F1)
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"planted seedlings 4/21.
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
12' 10"2' 10" x 2' 10"seeded 4/21.
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet
12' 10"2' 10" x 2' 10"seeded 4/21.
Watermelon
 Charleston Gray
12' 10"2' 10" x 2' 10"seeded 4/21.
Zucchini
 Zucchini Limelight Hybrid
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Zucchini
 Black Beauty
71' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Asparagus
 Jersey Knight Hybrid
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake Bush
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto
Beans (Dry)
 Dark Red Kidney
Beet
 Early Wonder Tall Top
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Blackberry
Broccoli
Cabbage (Summer Red)
 Ruby Perfection Hybrid
Cabbage (Summer)
 Copenhagen Market
Cabbage (Summer)
 Early Jersey Wakefield
Cabbage (Summer)
 Early Copenhagen Market
Carrot
 tender sweet
Carrot
 petite sweet
Cauliflower
Celery
 Tall Utah
Collards
 Champion
Corn
 Silver King Hybrid
Corn
 Silver Queen
Corn
 Early Sunglow - hybrid
Corn
 Golden Bantam
Crowder Peas
 California Black Eye
Cucumber
 Straight Eight
Cucumber
 Marketmore
Cucumber
 Bush Crop
Eggplant
 Shikou Hybrid
Flower
 Bee Feed Mix
Garlic
 Ajo Rojo
Garlic
Gourd
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Romaine
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Butterhead
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Lettuce Blend
Melon
 Burpee's Hybrid
Peas
 Burpeeana Early
Radish
 Early Scarlet Globe
Radish
 Cherry Belle
Squash (Summer)
 Crookneck-Early Golden
Squash (Winter)
 Butternut-Waltham
Sweet Potato
 Beauregard
Tomato (Large)
 Rutgers
Tomato (Small)
 Large Red Cherry
Tomato (Small)
 Celebrity (F1)
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet
Watermelon
 Charleston Gray
Zucchini
 Zucchini Limelight Hybrid
Zucchini
 Black Beauty



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