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

3 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
bush green beans — 96 seeds
bush lima beans — 62 seeds
4 weeks after last frost
Sprout:
________________________
(date)
potatoes — 9.3 lbs tubers
Prick out seedlings into flats:
bush green beans — 96 seeds
bush lima beans — 62 seeds
celery
Transplant:
— 10+ seedlings
bush green beans — 68 seedlings* 14.0 sq ft
bush lima beans — 43 seedlings* 9.0 sq ft
cantaloupes — 4 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
celery — 9 seedlings 2.0 sq ft
cosmos — 5 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
cucumbers — 5 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
honeydew melons
New Hampshire
— 5 seedlings 7.5 sq ft
midget watermelons — 18 seedlings 16.0 sq ft
regular tomatoes (21�)— 7 seedlings 20.0 sq ft
sweet basil — 1 seedling 1.0 sq ft
sweet potatoes — 20 seedlings 4.5 sq ft
zinnias (12�) — 5 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
Start seedlings in flats:
pumpkins — 2 seeds
zucchini — 2 seeds
5 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Prick out seedlings into flats:
eggplant — 1+ seedlings
green peppers — 5+ seedlings
6 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
pumpkin — 1 seedling 6.3 sq ft
zucchini — 1 seedling 2.3 sq ft
8 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
As first planting comes out, transplant:
potatoes** — 75 sprouted
pieces 30.0 sq ft
celery — 9 seedlings 2.0 sq ft
Notes
• Numbers given are for the approximate number of seeds
and seedlings that should be required for each crop for
the area involved.
• To improve the soil fertility and increase the sustainability
of your garden/mini-farm, additionally grow 665 square feet
of carbon-and-calorie crops, described on pages 31 and 32.
9 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
eggplant — 1 seedling 2.3 sq ft
green peppers — 5 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
13 weeks before first fall frost __________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
broccoli — 2 seeds
cabbage — 8 seeds
11 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
calendulas — 6 seeds
carrots — 90 seeds
chard — 11 seeds
head lettuce — 4 seeds�S leaf lettuce — 25 seeds�S spinach — 17 seeds
stocks — 6 seeds
Prick out seedlings into flats:
broccoli — 1+ seedlings
cabbage — 4+ seedlings
head lettuce — 3+ seedlings�S leaf lettuce — 20+ seedlings�S 9 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flat:
bush peas — 156 seeds
8 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
As first potatoes come out, transplant:
broccoli — 1 seedling 1.3 sq ft
bush peas — 125 seedlings* 6.8 sq ft
cabbage — 4 seedlings 5.2 sq ft
calendulas — 4 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
carrots — 49 seedlings 2.7 sq ft
chard — 7 seedlings 2.7 sq ft
head lettuce — 3 seedlings �S 2.7 sq ft
leaf lettuce (8�) — 20 seedlings �S 7.8 sq ft
spinach — 10 seedlings 2.2 sq ft
stocks — 4 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
Plant:
radishes — 10 seeds .25 sq ft
See page 134 for plan of One-Person Mini-Garden,
Third Year.
�S = Stagger planting for a more continuous harvest.
* = Spot additional seeds later where seeds do not germinate.
** = See potato planting instructions on page 15.
MAKING THE GARDEN PLAN 133