Garden Plans > 2017: Community Garden

About this Garden Plan

2017 Community Garden -- my second attempt.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Newport News VA
Garden Size: 17' 11" x 39' 11"
Garden Type: Community garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake Bush
329"5" x 1' 1"As of 5/27/17 doing well. Very long and trailing vines...did not produce well this year (6/30/2017).
Beans (Dry) 329"7" x 1' 1"As of 5/27/17 doing well. Still seem to be doing well 6/30/17. Prolific and very viney.
Beans (Lima) 169"5" x 1' 1"Very slow sprouters...6/30/17 -- did not do terribly well.
Broccoli
 Waltham
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"First actual heads appeared 5/25 or /27
Cabbage (Summer)
 Glory of Enkhuizen
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"from seedlings purchased, doing well. Home started, not doing so well.
Carrot 1093"3" x 5"regular tape carrots seemed slow to emerge
Cauliflower 41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"purchased seedlings as experiment. Slower than broccoli, looked good about a week after broccoli. Harvested too late -- had gone to seed :(
Corn
 Golden Bantam
181' 1"11" x 1' 5"Sowed 4/29/2017 after spending a.m. on wet paper towel. Burpee Sweet
Cucumber
 Saber F1 Hybrid
51' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Kale 71' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Slow growers inside...did better outside. Beautiful Kale as of 6/30/17. Continuing to do well, and can be harvested a few leaves at a time.
Leek 147"5" x 11"VERY SLOW growers -- see journal.
Lettuce (Leaf) 403"3" x 5"Harvested first salad on 5/27 -- delicious and satisfying. Harvesting slowly throughout summer -- can still get pretty good lettuce as of June 30.
Melon 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"May have mixed up Melon and spaghetti squash. If so, a smallish melon was accidentally cooked like melon -- sweet, but not overly so.
Muskmelon 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Did not get any of these as of July 1
Onion 635"3" x 7"regular onions which came up as expected
Peas 2343"3" x 7"Sowed in mid/late April -- see journal
Pepper 121' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started indoors and transplanted.
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Yukon Gold
11' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red Norland
11' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"First to leaf
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec (OG)
21' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Last to start leafing.
Radish 423"3" x 7"Very quick to germinate. Planted more than you could use. They grow very big very quickly!
Shallots 215"3" x 5"came up as expected
Spinach 127"5" x 11"Great -- harvested first on 5/27. Pulled last just a couple of weeks later, and froze.
Squash (Summer) 61' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"seemed to be doing well in late May
Squash (Winter) 32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Sunflower 111"11" x 11"Sprouted at home -- only one survived, but seemed to be doing well
Tomato (Large)
 Big Beef Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Large)
 Beefmaster Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Large)
 Yellow Brandywine
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Also seems to be a good, sturdy plant.
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Seems to be a good sturdy plant--
Tomato (Small) 41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Cherries from both seeds and purchased as seedlings. All doing well. Harvested first one on 5/27 (just one).
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Paste
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Smallest of plants, seedlings at home died quickly.
Tomato (Small)
 Roma Organic
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Seem reliable
Watermelon 32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Zucchini
 Black Beauty
101' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake Bush
Beans (Dry)
Beans (Lima)
Broccoli
 Waltham
Cabbage (Summer)
 Glory of Enkhuizen
Carrot
Cauliflower
Corn
 Golden Bantam
Cucumber
 Saber F1 Hybrid
Kale
Leek
Lettuce (Leaf)
Melon
Muskmelon
Onion
Peas
Pepper
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Yukon Gold
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red Norland
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec (OG)
Radish
Shallots
Spinach
Squash (Summer)
Squash (Winter)
Sunflower
Tomato (Large)
 Big Beef Hybrid
Tomato (Large)
 Beefmaster Hybrid
Tomato (Large)
 Yellow Brandywine
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
Tomato (Small)
Tomato (Small)
 Amish Paste
Tomato (Small)
 Roma Organic
Watermelon
Zucchini
 Black Beauty



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