Garden Plans > 2013: Billy

About this Garden Plan

L-Shaped Garden on side yard. Gardening methods: Black plastic soil cover, drip irrigation system, various vertical gardening technigues, and "Buxton Hollow Farm Organic Compost Tea" as soil supplement and coating of vegitation (http://www.buxtonhollowfarm.com/compost-tea/).

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: 5 Hope Street, Westport, MA 02790
Garden Size: 51' 11" x 39' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Planted everything except Rubarb, Carrots, and Chinese Cabbage indoors on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. One set of Leeks was planted indoors on Saturday, March 30, 2013.

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberPlants per Square FootNotes
Arugula 4016Organic Astro Arugula - Days to maturity: 21 days baby, 40 full size
Bok Choy 244Shanghai Green Baby Pac Choy - Days to maturity: 45 days
Broccoli 71Organic Spring Raab Broccoli Raab - Days to maturity: 45 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-spring-raab.html)
Carrot 14916Organic Jeannette F1 Hybrid Carrot - Days to maturity: 50 days baby, 65-75 days full size
Chinese Cabbage 41Organic Bilko F1 Hybrid Napa Cabbage - Days to maturity: 60 days
Cucumber 162Organic Calypso F1 Cucumber - Days to maturity: 52 days (Start transplants 3-4 weeks before planting date. Plants with one or two true leaves transplant best. http://www.highmowingseeds.com/Organic-Seeds-Calypso-F1-Cucumber.html); Organic Adam F1 Gherkin Cucumber - Days to maturity: 60 days; Organic Marketmore 76 Cucumber - Days to maturity: 65 days
Eggplant 161Organic Listada di Gandia Eggplant - Days to maturity: 85 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-Listada-di-Gandia-Eggplant.html); Organic Rosa Bianca Eggplant - Days to maturity: 73 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-rosa-bianca-eggplant.html)
Leek 529Organic Varna Leek - Days to maturity: 60 - 80 days (bunching summer leek like scallions)
Lettuce (Leaf) 1289Organic Jericho Romaine Lettuce - Days to maturity: 28 days baby, 57 full size (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-jericho-lettuce.html); Organic Spock Lettuce - Days to maturity: 28 days baby
Pepper 61Organic Early Jalapeno Pepper - Days to maturity: 65 days green, 85 red (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-early-jalapeno-pepper.html)
Rhubarb 20 
Spinach 649Organic Corvair F1 Spinach - Days to maturity: 40 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/Organic-Seeds-Corvair-F1-Spinach.html)
Squash (Winter) 20Organic Waltham Butternut Squash - Days to maturity: 105 days (Start transplants indoors 3-4 weeks before last risk of frost. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 85-95F. http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-waltham-butternut-squash-seeds.html)
Swiss Chard 184Organic Improved Rainbow Swiss Chard - Days to maturity: 30 days baby leaf, 60 full size (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-improved-rainbow-mix-chard.html)
Tomatillo 41Green Husk OG - 70-80 days from transplant.
Tomato (Small) 221Organic Sweetie Cherry Tomato - Days to maturity: 65 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-sweetie-cherry-tomato.html); Tomato, Blondkopfchen OG aka Little Blond Girl - 75-80 days from transplant (start in doors 6 weeks before last frost http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/tomato_3/Tomato-Blondkopfchen-OG.html)Organic San Marzano Paste Tomato - Days to maturity: 80 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-san-marzano-tomato.html)
Watermelon 30Organic Sugar Baby Watermelon - Days to maturity: 75 days (http://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-seeds-sugar-baby-watermelon.html)
Zucchini 161Black Beauty Zucchini OG - Can also be started indoors 3 weeks before transplanting out.

Planting Times

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