Garden Plans > 2015: Benson

About this Garden Plan

Family Garden

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Benson Garden 2015
Garden Size: 57' 11" x 78' 4"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

NEEDED FOR GARDEN PREP wires 148 (7' ) rings 193 (cut from 4in pipes and wrapped in aluminum foil 3" in height) cover tunnels 20 total (6-20' 26-4'x4' 1-12' 1-5') ground cover 280' total (black only) tomato cages 49 A-Frame for cucumber green fencing poles (4) used for the peas only black netting for outside of fence (1-70' 2-20' 1-40' ) 15 yards of top soil from Harrison City Landscape 6 cubic feet of Peat from Lowes Preen from sams club 2 large buckets 10-10-10 fertilizer 3 bags 10-8-10 fertilizer 6 bags vermiculite 2 bags Triaziside 4 bags LIVE PLANTS NEEDED tomatoes from Harrison City Landscape (60 Roma, 10 Early Girls, 2 Cherry, 2 Plum) Celery (32) Egg Plant (15) Strawberries (50)

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Burpees Stringless Green Pod
399"5" x 1' 1"Bush Snap Peas direct sow 12'x3' 6 side wires 6 short divider wires for support
Beans (Bush Snap) 409"5" x 1' 1"Run the length of the fence 70' street side
Beans (Lima)
 Lima Fordhook
219"5" x 1' 1"6'x3' black ground paper 7 wires for support
Beans (Pole) 1709"5" x 1' 1"70' run length of the fence direct sow pole beans 70'x3' netting
Beet 1445"3" x 7"direct sow as space allows 12'x3' black ground paper 12'x3' cover
Broccoli 261' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"26 plants 26 rings 20'x4' cover 12 wires
Broccoli (Purple Sprouting) 121' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"12 plants 12 rings 20'x4' black ground cover 12 wires
Brussels Sprouts 201' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"20 plants 20 rings 20'x4' cover 8 wires
Cabbage (Summer Red) 131' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"12 plants 12 rings 20'x2' cover 12 wires
Cabbage (Summer) 131' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9"12 plants 12 rings 20'x2' cover 12 rings
Cantaloupe 122' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"12 plants direct sow 12 rings 20'x4' black ground cover
Carrot 2703"3" x 5"till first and let rest 2 weeks spray for weeds and insects pull first weed sprouts spray for weeds direct sow as space allows 15'x2' cover
Cauliflower 241' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"24 plants 24 rings 20'x4' cover 12 wires
Celery 207"5" x 11"10'x2' open till 12" brick surround weed first dig trench then plant mound dirt around base as plant grows 10'x2' cover
Chili Pepper
 Jalapeno
341' 1"11" x 1' 3"35-40 plants 20'x3' black ground cover 20'x3' cover 12 wires
Corn 1361' 1"11" x 1' 5"Need to stake all corn stalks because wind will snap them after reaching 3-4 feet. trench then seed when 5" tall fill in trench spray and fertilize regularly
Cucumber 81' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"A-frame fence 4 plants only direct sow 5'x8' black ground cover 4 rings
Eggplant 101' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"10 plants 10 plant stakes 20'x3' black ground cover 20' cover till flowers bloom 12 wires
Flower 1067"5" x 7" 
Flower 1437"5" x 7" 
Garlic 4505"3" x 9"37'x2' open till plant 2" deep 37'x3' netting
Kohlrabi 369"7" x 11"36 plants direct plants 14'x2' black ground cover 14'x2' cover
Lettuce (Leaf) 903"3" x 5"5'x2' ground space open till DO NOT SPRAY! NO CHEMICALS! weed out first sprouts then direct sow as space allows. 12'x2' cover entire season replace after 4 cuts
Marigold 807"7" x 7" 
Melon 52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"5 plants direct sow 5 rings 15'x6' black ground cover
Okra 81' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"8 plants started from seed 8 plant stakes plant early june 20'x3' black ground cover
Onion 2485"3" x 7"15'x4' open till 8" deep trench 4 rows
Onion (Red) 2405"3" x 7"15'x4' open till 8" deep trench 4 rows
Parsnip 167"7" x 11"16 plants direct sow 3'x3' black ground paper 3'x3' cover
Peas 1833"3" x 7"need to build a pea fence
Pepper 1021' 1"11" x 1' 3"30 peppers (sweet green pepper) 20'x3' black ground cover 20' cover till flowers blooms 12 wires
Potatoes (Early)
 Yukon Gold
641' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7"1) till 12-15" deep 2) place additional 12" loose soil on top 3) trench for planting 4) plant 15" apart 5) when they reach 4" cover 6) continue every 4" 16" tall
Potatoes (Early) 171' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7"20 potato seeds DO NOT PLANT TILL AFTER LAST FROST
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Dark Red Norland
281' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Potatoes (Maincrop) 281' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Pumpkin 142' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"14 plants direct sow 14 rings 22'x6' black ground cover
Radish 453"3" x 7"5'x2' open till brick surround weed first plant throughout season 5'x2' cover
Rutabaga 369"7" x 1' 3"36 plants direct sow 14'x2' black ground paper 14'x2' cover
Scarlet Sage 5411"11" x 11" 
Spinach 217"5" x 11"5'x2' open ground space open till NO CHEMICALS! NO SPRAY! weed first sprouts seed 12-16 plants 12-16 rings 5'x2' cover entire season
Squash (Summer) 91' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"9 plants direct sow 9 4'x4' covers 18 wires
Squash (Winter) 62' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"6 plants direct sow 8 4'x4' covers 16 wires
Strawberry 481' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"20 plants 20 rings 4 wires 20'x4' black ground cover 20'x3' wire netting
Sunflower 1211"11" x 11" 
Sweet Potato
 Georgia Jet
261' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"24 Georgia Jet mound dirt till 14" deep 20'x4' black ground cover
Sweet Potato
 Centennial
261' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"24 Cenntenial Plants mound dirt 14" deep 20'x4' black ground cover
Swiss Chard 101' 1"11" x 1' 3"10 plants direct sow open till mound dirt 10'x2' black ground cover
Tomato (Large) 71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"news paper for splash up 7 wire cages
Tomato (Small) 421' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"spaced 3' apart newspaper for dirt splash up 42 wire cages
Turnip 467"5" x 11"46 plants direct sow 14'x2' black ground paper 14'x2' cover
Zucchini 91' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"9 plants direct sow 9 4'x4' covers 18 wires

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