How to Grow More Vegetables : And Fruits, Nuts ... - Shroomery

H I J K L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4 N O P Q
In-Bed Spacing (inches)
Maximum No. Plants
per 100 Square Feet 15
Short/Long/Extra-Long
Germination Time
Plant Initially in Flats/
Beds (in order of preference)
Spacing in First Flat
(inches) or
Broadcast (BC)
cutting, 5–9
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 3–50+ years 611.9 1.8+
Broadcast D S B — — — — — — — — 9–13 — D 16+
Harvest when
36 18 S F 1 150 — 2–3 6 2 60 3–4 stalks mature 1 harvest D D
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 17–26 1 cutting
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 17–26 1 cutting
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 17–26 1 cutting “547.5” 2.2+
cutting, 5–9
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 2–3 years
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 17–26 3–5 years
12–17 to first
12 159 S B — — — — — — — — cutting
Years D D
Broadcast D S B — — — — — — — — D D D 6.9+
cuttings, and roots. More research needs to be performed. For some information see Book of Kudzu, by Bill Shurtleff, in the bibliography.
5 833 S F BC or 1 cutting, 9
125 2 8 — — — — D D .46+
7 432 S F 1 175 — 2–3 — — — — 17+ D D D
21 35 S F 1 175 — 2–3 — — — — D D D D
5 833 S F BC 175 4 8 — — — — 17 D D .46+
Broadcast D S B — — — — — — — — D D D 1.1+
Letter codes on page 88, footnotes on page 116.
BEDS/FLATS MATURITY
FIRST FLAT—3 INCHES DEEP SECOND FLAT
Approx. No. Plants per
Flat (adj. for germ.
rate) 22
Division Factor to
Determine Flats to
Broadcast 23
Approx. No. Weeks in
First Flat 24
Depth of Second Flat
(inches)
Spacing in Second
Flat (inches)
Approx. No. Plants
per Flat 22
Approx. No. Weeks in
Second Flat 24
Approx. No. Weeks
to Maturity in Ground 25
12 to first
thereafter
17 to first
thereafter
17 to first
thereafter
Approx. No. Weeks
in Harvesting Period
FOOD
NEEDED
Pounds Consumed
per Year by Average
Person in U.S.
21, 26
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SEED
YIELD
Approx. Maximum
Pounds Seed Yield per
100 Square Feet 27
45–120% of aboveground biomass at the end of the growing season. (Brady and Weil, The Nature and Properties of Soils, 12th ed., p. 423.)
SEED PROPAGATION 101