Garden Plans > 2018: Raised Beds

About this Garden Plan

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Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: New Gloucester, Maine, USA
Garden Size: 44' 11" x 12' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Basil
 Genovese (OG)
107"5" x 9"in ground 5/20/18 - just two sets of 3. Mostly failed; replanted 6/9. Did well.
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island Improved
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"in 5/20. Plants grew but never produced.
Carrot
 Short N Sweet Organic
643"3" x 5"in ground 5/20/18 - 4 1/4 rows. Did very well, as usual. Short and VERY wide-topped variety.
Carrot
 Napoli (F1) (OG)
643"3" x 5"in ground 5/20/18 - 1 3/4 rows. Did very well, as usual. This variety is long and cylindrical. Held up quite well in storage, too.
Cucumber
 Richmond Green Apple
105"5" x 2' 5"in ground 6/1. Did very well! These vines grew VERY long - use taller trellis. Lots of cukes. Everyone loved them. Made delicious fridge pickles.
Cucumber
 Little Leaf OG
105"5" x 2' 5"in ground 6/1. Did extremely well! Zillions of cukes. Everyone loved them. Made delicious fridge pickles.
Garlic 755"3" x 9" 
Peas
 Cascadia Snap
1283"3" x 7"In ground 4/17/18, 45 seeds. Only 2 came up! Replanted 5/11-ish. Peas did fine - not exceptional. Still fairly low germination for second round - maybe 50-60%. Seeds were quite old.
Pepper
 Carmen (F1) (OG)
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"planted seeds in trays 4/21/18. In ground 6/3. Produced well, quite late. Start seeds earlier.
Pepper
 California Wonder Organic
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"planted seeds in trays 4/21/18. In ground 6/3. Didn't do well at all.
Pepper
 Anaheim
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"planted seeds in trays 4/21/18. In ground 6/3. One plant produced fairly well but was nearly decimated by one tomato hornworm. Recovered very well; strong plant.
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty Organic
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"in 6/1. Did very well! Planted and kept 3 per hill - thin to 1-2 per hill next time. Keep this variety.
Squash (Winter)
 Zapallo Winter Mix
411"11" x 3' 11"in 6/1. Did ok. Got only a few decorative squash. Probably not worth it.
Squash (Winter)
 Waltham Butternut (OG)
611"11" x 2' 11"In 6/1. Did quite well! Ended up with 8-10 nice squash.
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"In Apr 21, 2018. In ground 6/3. Did poorly. Give up on Beefsteak.
Tomato (Large)
 Ruby Gold
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"In Apr 21, 2018. In ground 6/3. Did ok. Problem with squirrels & chipmunks this year.
Tomato (Small)
 Sun Gold Hybrid
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"In Apr 21, 2018. In ground 6/3. Didn't do quite as well as some other years. More trouble with the leaf spotting/yellowing issue this year (as with the other tomato varieties).
Tomato (Small)
 Ida Gold
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"In Apr 21, 2018. in ground 6/3. Did pretty well, but life span was short.
Tomato (Small)
 San Marzano
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"In Apr 21, 2018. In ground 6/3. Were quite prolific but were the favorite of the squirrles & chipmunks so we got very few. Could try again.
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe (OG)
107"5" x 11"in ground 5/20/18 - 1 row in middle of pea bed. Produced moderately well - copious greens. Turnips laced with tiny critter tracks.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil
 Genovese (OG)
Brussels Sprouts
 Long Island Improved
Carrot
 Short N Sweet Organic
Carrot
 Napoli (F1) (OG)
Cucumber
 Richmond Green Apple
Cucumber
 Little Leaf OG
Garlic
Peas
 Cascadia Snap
Pepper
 Carmen (F1) (OG)
Pepper
 California Wonder Organic
Pepper
 Anaheim
Squash (Summer)
 Black Beauty Organic
Squash (Winter)
 Zapallo Winter Mix
Squash (Winter)
 Waltham Butternut (OG)
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
Tomato (Large)
 Ruby Gold
Tomato (Small)
 Sun Gold Hybrid
Tomato (Small)
 Ida Gold
Tomato (Small)
 San Marzano
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe (OG)



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