Garden Plans > 2012: Primary Garden

About this Garden Plan

Primary vegetable garden for a family of 4. We are working on a separate raised bed garden for root vegetables and fall crops, though we won't get to it this year. I have squeezed in some after planning the original garden layout. We also have an herb/flower/berry patch and chickens.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Indiana
Garden Size: 11' 11" x 21' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Square Foot Garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Everything sown within the last weeks of April and early May (the weekend after Mother's Day). Everything has sprouted beautifully. Weeding is very simple.

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Bush Snap) 29"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole) 89"5" x 1' 1"french
Beet 175"3" x 7" 
Broccoli 31' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Cabbage (Spring Red) 22' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Carrot 563"3" x 5" 
Celeriac 41' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Chinese Cabbage 21' 3"11" x 1' 11" 
Corn 111' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Cucumber 41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Garlic 265"3" x 9" 
Lettuce (Crisphead) 139"7" x 11"romaine
Onion 245"3" x 7" 
Onion (Fall planted) 225"5" x 9" 
Parsnip 87"7" x 11" 
Peas 163"3" x 7" 
Pepper 161' 1"11" x 1' 3"8 california wonder, 4 hungarian hot wax, 2 jalapeno, 2 anaheim red, 6 each yellow and green.
Radish 243"3" x 7" 
Scallions 193"3" x 3" 
Sunflower 211"11" x 11" 
Tomato (Small) 181' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"4 fox cherry, 4 trusty reds, 2 brandywines, 2 reverend morrow long keepers, 2 mortgage lifters, 4 romas, 1 cherokee purple, and 1 early cherry
Zucchini 31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

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