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

3 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
early corn — 18 seedlings 25.0 sq ft
tomatoes (21�) — 7 seedlings 20.0 sq ft
4 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
bush green beans — 64 seedlings* 14.0 sq ft
bush lima beans — 41 seedlings* 9.0 sq ft
cantaloupes — 3 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
cucumbers — 5 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
honeydew melons — 3 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
New Hampshire
midget watermelons— 23 seedlings 20.0 sq ft
pumpkins — 2 seedlings 6.3 sq ft
sweet basil — 1 seedling .25 sq ft
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:
celery — 9 seedlings 2.0 sq ft
7 weeks after last frost
Sprout:
________________________
(date)
potatoes
Transplant:
— 12.5 lbs tubers
eggplant — 1 seedling 2.3 sq ft
green peppers — 5 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
8 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
As first planting comes out, transplant:
potatoes** — 99 sprouted
pieces 40.0 sq ft
16 weeks before first fall frost __________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flat:
chard — 3 seeds
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 570 square feet
of carbon-and-calorie crops, described on pages 31 and 32.
136 MAKING THE GARDEN PLAN
14 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
broccoli — 2 seeds
cabbage — 4 seeds
calendulas — 7 seeds
head lettuce — 4 seeds �S
leaf lettuce — 25 seeds �S
stocks — 7 seeds
13 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Prick out seedlings into flats:
head lettuce — 3+ seedlings �S
leaf lettuce — 20+ seedlings �S
Transplant:
chard — 2 seedlings 1.0 sq ft
11 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
carrots — 90 seeds
bush peas — 156 seeds
spinach — 17 seeds
Prick out seedlings in flats:
broccoli — 1+ seedlings
cabbage — 3+ seedlings
10 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Transplant:
bush peas — 125 seedlings 6.8 sq ft
head lettuce — 3 seedlings �S 2.7 sq ft
leaf lettuce (8�) — 20 seedlings �S 7.8 sq ft
9 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
bush peas — 156 seeds
corn
(65 days to maturity)— 24 seeds
8 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
As first potatoes comes out, transplant:
broccoli — 1 seedling 1.3 sq ft
bush peas — 125 seedlings 6.8 sq ft
cabbage — 3 seedlings 5.2 sq ft
calendulas — 5 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
carrots — 50 seedlings 2.7 sq ft
corn — 18 seedlings 25.0 sq ft
spinach — 10 seedlings 2.2 sq ft
stocks — 5 seedlings 5.0 sq ft
�S = Stagger planting for a more continuous harvest.
* = Spot additional seeds later where seeds do not germinate.
** = See potato planting instructions on page 15.