Garden Plans > 2018: Veggie Garden Mt. Hm.

About this Garden Plan

Spring planting plan for main garden 2018. I grow just a few plants of each variety as there are just the two of us. We try to eat fresh most of the year with little preserving. Additional varieties of veggies are grown in the summer. Most of the cruciferous veggies are grown in the fall. All beds are interplanted. Lots of flowers are mixed through out the garden. Organic.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Garden Size: 71' 11" x 59' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: -
Sun or Shade: -
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum
 Carpet Of Snow
95"5" x 5"Seed saved from last year stated inside on heat mat 2/18/18
Artichoke (Globe)
 Tavor
52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Seedstarted 2/19/18 Fertilized with miracle frow 6/7/19
Asparagus
 Jersey Knight (F1)
2411"11" x 11"Planted March 30 Sprouts up 4/13/18
Basil
 Large Leaf Italian
27"5" x 9"4/23/18 to garden
Basil
 Thai
47"5" x 9"4/23/18 to garden
Basil
 Boxwood
67"5" x 9"Started 3/26/18 indoors
Basil
 Genovese
97"5" x 9"Started 3/26/18 indoors Also Thai, Lettuce leaf?, Italian large leaf, Queenette To garden 4/21/18
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Contender (Buff Valentine)
109"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole)
 Emerite
13"3" x 1' 1"Planted 6/6/18
Beans (Pole)
 Fortex Filet
99"3" x 1' 1"May 2 seeded. May 15 came up.
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Green Noodle
39"5" x 1' 1"Planted 5/14
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Red Noodle
39"5" x 1' 1"Planted 5/14
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
205"3" x 7"Planted in front of Chineese cabbage 3/14/18 bed #1
Bok Choy
 Ching Chang
17"7" x 9" 
Borage 111' 1"11" x 1' 11"Planted about 5/1
Broccoli
 Arcadia
811"11" x 11"Started 3/5/17 Did not head pulled 6/6/18
Buckwheat 5953"3" x 3"Planted July 19
Cabbage (Spring)
 Early Jersey Wakefield
22' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11"64 days Started indoors about 1/25? Moved to coldframe 2/10 harvested 6/5/18
Cabbage (Spring)
 Emiko
41' 5"1' 5" x 11"Started indoors 3/5/17 Moved to garden 3/14/18 Detroit Dark Red, Medium Top Beets planted in front. Harvest all /6/18
Cabbage (Spring) 12' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Cabbage (Spring)
 Copenhage Market
32' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11"68 days Started 3/5/17
Calendula 311"9" x 1' 11"Sown indoors 3/5/17
Cantaloupe
 Charentais
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Planted 4/28/18
Carrot
 Yaya
153"3" x 5"Planted in front of Lacinato kale 3/14/18 Bed #4
Carrot
 Danvers 126
143"3" x 5" 
Carrot
 Big Top
153"3" x 5"Planted small patch at end of leeks on 3/14/18 bed #7
Cauliflower
 Cheddar
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Chamomile
 Golden Maguerite
911"9" x 1' 3"Started 2/18/18
Cherry (Dwarf) 19' 10"9' 10" x 9' 10" 
Chives
 Garlic Chives
57"5" x 9" 
Cilantro
 Slo-Bolt
67"5" x 9" 
Cilantro 67"5" x 9"planted 5/15
Collards
 Georgia
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 3" 
Comfrey 41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Started roots in pot 1/13/18. Sprouts showing 1/30/18. Moved to cold frame 2/10. Plants about 5" tall.
Corn
 Silver Queen
247"7" x 7"91 days requires 65 degree soil Planting 6/6/18 as an experiment
Corn
 Sugar Buns
365"5" x 1' 11"72 days 5-6 ft plants plant first week in July
Corn
 Bodacious
305"5" x 5"75 days 7 foot Planted 4/28/18
Corn
 My Peaches and Cream
305"5" x 5"About 83 days (3 months) Planted 4/28/18
Cucumber
 Eureka Hybrid
111"11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/12 57 days (about July 12) August 7 about done in. About a month of good production.
Cucumber
 Little Leaf
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 County Fair Hybrid
611"11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/12
Cucumber
 English Long Sweet Crunch
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/3/18
Dill
 Herb
117"5" x 9"Planted 5/15
Dill 77"5" x 9"Planted 4/28/18
Eggplant
 Listada De Gandia
21' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/18 To garden 4/20/18
Eggplant
 Early Midnight Hybrid
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Planted 2/15/17 set out 4/2517 Seed started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17 Transplanted to garden 4/20/18
Eggplant
 Behold
21' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Seed started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17 Transplanted to garden 4/20/18
Endive
 Galia Frisse
19"7" x 11"Started 3/26/18 indoors
Feverfew 1711"11" x 11"Seed started 2/18/18 on heat mat To garden 4/21/18
Flower
 Hollyhock
51' 5"1' 5" x 7"Perennial
Garlic
 Lorz
155"3" x 9" 
Garlic
 Thermadrone
155"3" x 9"Planted late Oct. 2017
Garlic
 Elephant Garlic
105"5" x 7"Perennial
Garlic
 Inchelium Red
305"3" x 9"Planted late Oct. 2017 Stuck in a few cloves 3/13/18 Pulled 6/7/18 terrible crop
Grape Vine
 Sunbelt
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"1 Sunbelt: Concord-type mid season Late August? Pruned 2/13/18 Dormant oil 2/15/18 Pruned 2/12 Dormant oil spray 2/10 leafing out 4/5 Fruit tree spray 4/10 Immunox + Captan sprayed 6/9/18
Grape Vine
 Gratitude
24' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"2 Gratitude: late August Pruned 2/13/18 Dormant oil 2/15/18 Pruned 2/12 Dormant oil spray 2/10 leafing out 4/5 Fruit tree spray 4/10 sprayed Sevin and Daconil 5/13 sprayed Mancozeb 5/17 due to spots on Gratitude.
Grape Vine
 Faith
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"2 Gratitude: late August Pruned 2/13/18 Dormant oil 2/15/18 Pruned 2/12 Dormant oil spray 2/10 leafing out 4/5 Fruit tree spray 4/10
Herb
 Epazote
37"5" x 9"Started 3/5/17 (Should be up by 3/19) 4/23/18 to garden
Horseradish
 Horseradish
11' 1"1' 1" x 1' 1"Perennial
Kale
 Lacinato (Dinosaur)
61' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17 Moved to garden 3/14/18 Ya Ya carrots planted in front
Leek
 Megaton (F1)
165"5" x 11"Seeds from Johnny's. Not very many in packet! Started 1/14/18 Sprouting 1/21/18 Transplanted 2/18 in 128 cells
Leek
 Dawn Giant
125"5" x 5"Seeds started 1/14/18 (seeds dated 2015) Sprouting (a few) 1/21/18 Transplanted 2/18 in 128 cells
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Starfighter
53"3" x 5"Started indoors 1/13 for seed viability test. Sprouted 1/15... 100s of them. LOL Potted up 1/29 Moved to coldframe 2/12
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Magenta Summer Crisp
63"3" x 5"Started indoors 1/13 for viability test. Started indoors 1/13 for seed viability test. Sprouted 1/15... 100s of them. LOL Potted up 1/29 Moved to coldframe 2/12
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Cimmaron
73"3" x 5"Started indoors 1/13 for seed viability test. Sprouted 1/15... 100s of them. LOL Potted up 1/29 Moved to coldframe 2/12
Lily 111"7" x 1' 1"Perennial
Marigold 77"7" x 7" 
Marjoram 27"5" x 9" 
Marjoram
 Marjoram
17"5" x 9"Seed started 2/19/18
Mint 47"5" x 9"Perennial
Muskmelon
 Missouri Gold
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Planted 5/14
Muskmelon
 Lilliput Hybrid
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Planted 4/28/18 Sprouted 5/3/18
Nasturtium 511"11" x 11" 
Okra
 Emerald
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted 5/19
Onion
 Pontiac (F1)
345"5" x 5"Seeded indoors Jan. 10. See notes on Monastrell. Cats destroyed most of row. Replanted with seedlings 4/21/18
Onion
 Walla Walla
15"3" x 7" 
Onion
 Zoey Organic
345"5" x 5"Seeded indoors Jan. 10. See notes on Monastrell.
Onion
 Expression
365"5" x 5"Seeded indoors Jan. 10. See notes on Monastrell.
Onion
 Monastrell F1
345"5" x 7"Seeds started indoors Jan 10. Sprouting Jan. 14. 10 hours of light until Feb. 1; 10.5 until Feb. 15; 11 hours until Mar. 1; 11.5 until March 15; 12 hours until transplanted. Trasplanted to various sized cells for test on 2/17/18. Put out in coldframe 2/18 Planted in garden March 9 TOO EARLY Planted out March 1 last year. Too early. Wait until at least April 1. Onions 2017: Next time plant 3 rows in 4' width instead of 4. Plant 6" apart instead of 4". Feed 1 cup per 20' row 3 weeks after transplanting then every 2-3 weeks until bulbing.
Onion
 Patterson (F1)
267"7" x 1' 3"Seeded indoors Jan. 10. See notes on Monastrell.
Onions (Green)
 Parade (F1) (OG)
53"3" x 3"Seeds started 1/13/18 bath Seeds started 2/1/18 indoors
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
323"3" x 7"Last year: Planted 2/17 on arbor. Harvest 5/7. Planted March 14, 2018. Green towers lettuce planted with. Just making peas 5/15 Planted on arch 4/20 sprouted 5/2/18
Pepper
 Numex Big Jim
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Sown 3/5/18
Pepper
 Hatch Mild
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Sown 3/5/18
Pepper
 Gourmet (F1)
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Started 2/19/18
Pepper
 Paladin F1
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Started 2/19/18
Pepper
 Thai Hot
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 2/18/19 4/23/18 to garden
Pepper
 Tabasco
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"From Jax no heat Tobago 2/19/18 All reseeded 3/5/17 Planted 4/28/18
Pepper
 Red Cherry (Cherry Sweet)
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Planted in garden 4/28/18
Pepper
 Big Guy Hybrid
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 2/19/18
Pepper
 Anaheim Chili
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Sowed 3/5/18 Sprouted 3/9/18 Transplanted to garden4/20/18
Pepper
 Anaheim
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 3/5/17 Also Numex Big Jim Hatch Green Mild all from Sandia
Pepper
 Blight Buster
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17
Pepper
 Fooled You
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 2/19/18
Pepper
 Carolina Wonder
111"11" x 11"Started 2/19/18.. only one sprouted Re started 3/5/17
Pepper
 Capperino (F1)
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/18 4/23/18 to garden
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 King Harry
3511"11" x 2' 11"Planted 3/15/17 Coming up 4/11 Trial planted July 20
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
2611"11" x 11"Purchased from farmstore 2/13/17 Planted 3/15/17 Coming up 4/11
Radish
 French Dressing
43"3" x 7" 
Raspberry
 Caroline
132' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Rhubarb
 Victoria
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Indoors 1/19/18 Moved to coldframe 2/16/18 In garden 3/14/18 2017 notes Seeds started 1/17 Moved to coldframe 2/10 One moved to butterfly bush garden 3/2
Rhubarb
 Glaskins Perpetual
52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 10"Indoors 1/19/18 Moved to coldframe 2/16/18 In garden 3/14/18 2017 notes: Seeds started 1/17 Moved to coldframe 2/10 One moved to butterfly bush garden 3/2
Sage
 Sage
611"11" x 1' 3" 
Salvia
 Blue Bedder
511"11" x 11" 
Salvia
 Blue Angel
311"11" x 11" 
Scallions
 Parade
123"3" x 3"Old seed 2016 Planted 1/14/18 A few sprouting indoors 1/21/18
Scallions
 Evergreen Bunching
123"3" x 3" 
Shallots
 Holland Red
125"3" x 5" 
Shallots
 Dutch Yellow
125"3" x 5"Plants set out 2/15/18
Squash (Winter)
 Blue Hubbard
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Strawberry
 Flavorfest
241' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Perennial. Moved to new bed Oct. 2017 Hard freeze April 4. No blossoms yet. In 2017 they were blossoming on April 4.
Sunflower
 Mammoth
411"11" x 11" 
Sunflower 811"11" x 11" 
Sweet Potato
 Excel
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted 6/15/18
Sweet Potato
 Copper Jewel
61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted 6/15/18 Harvested Oct 6
Sweet Potato
 Carolina Bunch
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted in house bed 6/15/18
Swiss Chard
 Monstruoso
1011"11" x 7"In ground two years for seed
Swiss Chard
 B's Fordhook Giant
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Tarragon
 Russian
21' 3"1' 3" x 1' 7"Seed started 2/19/18 4/23/18 to garden
Thyme
 Summer
111"11" x 1' 3"Perennial
Thyme
 German / Winter
147"7" x 7"Perennial
Tomato (Large)
 Neves Azorean Red
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Started 2/19/18 Transplanted to garden 4/17/18
Tomato (Large)
 Druzba
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Seeded 6/6/18
Tomato (Large)
 Heatmaster Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"6/18/18
Tomato (Large)
 Pretty in Pink
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Started 2/19/18
Tomato (Large)
 Tropic
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Tomato (Large)
 Super Sioux
12' 7"2' 5" x 2' 11"Direct seeded 6/6/18
Tomato (Large)
 Summer Set
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted 6/17/18
Tomato (Small)
 BHN 589
51' 11"1' 11" x 2' 11"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17 Transplanted to garden 4/16/18
Tomato (Small)
 Better Boy Hybrid
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Started 2/19/18 Transplanted to garden 4/17/18
Tomato (Small)
 Big Beef Hybrid
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Started 2/19/18 Restarted 3/7/17 Transplanted to garden 4/17/18
Tomato (Small)
 Rutgers
61' 11"1' 11" x 2' 11"Started 2/19/18 Potted on 3/7/17 Transplanted to garden 4/16/18
Tomato (Small)
 Black Cherry (OG)
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted in flower pot 6/17/18 Starting to harvest August 1 Would have been soon except hail broke all the tops off around July 15?
Tree (Large)
 oak
113' 1"13' 1" x 13' 1" 
Tree (Large)
 Maple
113' 1"13' 1" x 13' 1" 
Tree (Small)
 butterfly bush
18' 2"8' 2" x 8' 2" 
Turnip 17"5" x 11" 
Watermelon
 Cave City Watermelon
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Zinnia
 Mini-Zini Mixture
411"11" x 11" 
Zinnia
 Crystal White
511"11" x 11" 
Zucchini
 Partenon F1 Hybrid
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Planted 5/15

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
 Carpet Of Snow
Artichoke (Globe)
 Tavor
Asparagus
 Jersey Knight (F1)
Basil
 Large Leaf Italian
Basil
 Thai
Basil
 Boxwood
Basil
 Genovese
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Contender (Buff Valentine)
Beans (Pole)
 Emerite
Beans (Pole)
 Fortex Filet
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Green Noodle
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Red Noodle
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
Bok Choy
 Ching Chang
Borage
Broccoli
 Arcadia
Buckwheat
Cabbage (Spring)
 Early Jersey Wakefield
Cabbage (Spring)
 Emiko
Cabbage (Spring)
Cabbage (Spring)
 Copenhage Market
Calendula
Cantaloupe
 Charentais
Carrot
 Yaya
Carrot
 Danvers 126
Carrot
 Big Top
Cauliflower
 Cheddar
Chamomile
 Golden Maguerite
Cherry (Dwarf)
Chives
 Garlic Chives
Cilantro
 Slo-Bolt
Cilantro
Collards
 Georgia
Comfrey
Corn
 Silver Queen
Corn
 Sugar Buns
Corn
 Bodacious
Corn
 My Peaches and Cream
Cucumber
 Eureka Hybrid
Cucumber
 Little Leaf
Cucumber
 County Fair Hybrid
Cucumber
 English Long Sweet Crunch
Dill
 Herb
Dill
Eggplant
 Listada De Gandia
Eggplant
 Early Midnight Hybrid
Eggplant
 Behold
Endive
 Galia Frisse
Feverfew
Flower
 Hollyhock
Garlic
 Lorz
Garlic
 Thermadrone
Garlic
 Elephant Garlic
Garlic
 Inchelium Red
Grape Vine
 Sunbelt
Grape Vine
 Gratitude
Grape Vine
 Faith
Herb
 Epazote
Horseradish
 Horseradish
Kale
 Lacinato (Dinosaur)
Leek
 Megaton (F1)
Leek
 Dawn Giant
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Starfighter
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Magenta Summer Crisp
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Cimmaron
Lily
Marigold
Marjoram
Marjoram
 Marjoram
Mint
Muskmelon
 Missouri Gold
Muskmelon
 Lilliput Hybrid
Nasturtium
Okra
 Emerald
Onion
 Pontiac (F1)
Onion
 Walla Walla
Onion
 Zoey Organic
Onion
 Expression
Onion
 Monastrell F1
Onion
 Patterson (F1)
Onions (Green)
 Parade (F1) (OG)
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
Pepper
 Numex Big Jim
Pepper
 Hatch Mild
Pepper
 Gourmet (F1)
Pepper
 Paladin F1
Pepper
 Thai Hot
Pepper
 Tabasco
Pepper
 Red Cherry (Cherry Sweet)
Pepper
 Big Guy Hybrid
Pepper
 Anaheim Chili
Pepper
 Anaheim
Pepper
 Blight Buster
Pepper
 Fooled You
Pepper
 Carolina Wonder
Pepper
 Capperino (F1)
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 King Harry
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
Radish
 French Dressing
Raspberry
 Caroline
Rhubarb
 Victoria
Rhubarb
 Glaskins Perpetual
Sage
 Sage
Salvia
 Blue Bedder
Salvia
 Blue Angel
Scallions
 Parade
Scallions
 Evergreen Bunching
Shallots
 Holland Red
Shallots
 Dutch Yellow
Squash (Winter)
 Blue Hubbard
Strawberry
 Flavorfest
Sunflower
 Mammoth
Sunflower
Sweet Potato
 Excel
Sweet Potato
 Copper Jewel
Sweet Potato
 Carolina Bunch
Swiss Chard
 Monstruoso
Swiss Chard
 B's Fordhook Giant
Tarragon
 Russian
Thyme
 Summer
Thyme
 German / Winter
Tomato (Large)
 Neves Azorean Red
Tomato (Large)
 Druzba
Tomato (Large)
 Heatmaster Hybrid
Tomato (Large)
 Pretty in Pink
Tomato (Large)
 Tropic
Tomato (Large)
 Super Sioux
Tomato (Large)
 Summer Set
Tomato (Small)
 BHN 589
Tomato (Small)
 Better Boy Hybrid
Tomato (Small)
 Big Beef Hybrid
Tomato (Small)
 Rutgers
Tomato (Small)
 Black Cherry (OG)
Tree (Large)
 oak
Tree (Large)
 Maple
Tree (Small)
 butterfly bush
Turnip
Watermelon
 Cave City Watermelon
Zinnia
 Mini-Zini Mixture
Zinnia
 Crystal White
Zucchini
 Partenon F1 Hybrid



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