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

3 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
early corn — 73 seedlings 100.0 sq ft
regular tomatoes (21�)— 28 seedlings 80.0 sq ft
4 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
As early brassicas, onions, and lettuce come out,
transplant:
bush green beans — 224 seedlings 56.0 sq ft
bush lima beans — 144 seedlings 36.0 sq ft
sweet potatoes — 27 seedlings 6.0 sq ft
Transplant:
cosmos (after potatoes
are harvested) — 12 seedlings 10.0 sq ft
cucumbers — 18 seedlings 16.0 sq ft
dill — 4 seedlings 1.6 sq ft
pumpkins — 4 seedlings 25.2 sq ft
sunflowers (24�) — 4 seedlings 15.0 sq ft
sweet basil — 4 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
zinnias (after potatoes
are harvested) — 10 seedlings 10.0 sq ft
zucchini — 7 seedlings 9.2 sq ft
5 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Prick out seedlings into flats:
eggplant — 4+ seedlings
green peppers — 18+ seedlings
6 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Sprout:
potatoes — 31 lbs tubers
Prick out seedlings into flat:
parsley — 3+ seedlings
As peas and carrots come out, replant bed with:
cantaloupes — 12 seedlings
honeydew melons — 12 seedlings 50.0 sq ft
New Hampshire midget
watermelons (12�) — 12 seedlings
Transplant:
celery — 50 seedlings 15.0 sq ft
7 weeks after last frost
Transplant:
________________________
(date)
eggplant — 4 seedlings 9.2 sq ft
green peppers
Notes
— 18 seedlings 16.0 sq ft
• 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 1,562 square feet
of carbon-and-calorie crops, described on pages 31 and 32.
8 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
Transplant:
parsley — 3 seedlings
10 weeks after last frost ________________________
(date)
As first corn planting comes out, transplant:
potatoes** — 248 sprouted
pieces 100.0 sq ft
13 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings in flats:
broccoli — 5 seeds
cabbage — 20 seeds
calendulas — 14 seeds
head lettuce — 14 seeds �S
leaf lettuce (8�) — 69 seeds �S
stocks — 14 seeds
12 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Prick out seedlings in flats:
head lettuce — 11+ seedlings �S
leaf lettuce — 55+ seedlings �S
11 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Start seedlings into flats:
chard — 15 seeds
spinach — 61 seeds
Prick out seedlings into flats:
broccoli — 1+ seedlings
cabbage — 15+ seedlings
10 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
Transplant:
head lettuce — 11 seedlings �S 10.0 sq ft
leaf lettuce — 55 seedlings �S 21.2 sq ft
8 weeks before first frost ______________________
(date)
As last potatoes comes out, transplant:
broccoli — 1 seedling 1.3 sq ft
cabbage — 15 seedlings 20.8 sq ft
calendulas — 10 seedlings 10.0 sq ft
chard — 10 seedlings 4.0 sq ft
spinach — 37 seedlings 8.0 sq ft
stocks
Plant:
— 10 seedlings 10.0 sq ft
radishes — 41 seeds 1.0 sq ft
See pages 140 and 141 for plan of Four-Person Family
Food Garden.
�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 139