Garden Plan (Sample)
20 x 50 feet
1,000 square feet—Row 1 is located 12 inches from the edge of the garden, and all rows are 36 inches apart. Rows are 20 feet long.
Spring Planting |
Summer Planting |
Fall Planting |
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Row | Vegetable | Date | Vegetable | Date | Vegetable | Date | ||
1 | Onions plants | Feb.-March | Bush Lima Beans | June-July | Spinach | Sept-Oct. | ||
2 | Cabbage plants | Feb.-March | Bush Lima Beans | June-July | Beets/Chard | Sept.-Oct. | ||
3 | English Peas | Jan.-Feb. | Cucumbers | May-June | Mustard | Sept.-Oct. | ||
4 | English Peas | Jan.-Feb. | (leave unplanted) | Cabbage | Aug.-Sept. | |||
5 | Lettuce | Feb.-March | Summer Squash | May-June | Cauliflower | Aug.-Sept. | ||
6 | Beets/Chard | Feb.-March | (leave unplanted) | Turnips | Sept. | |||
7 | Mustard/Turnips | Feb.-March | Southern Peas | May-June | Carrots | Sept. | ||
8 | Broccoli (plants) | Feb.-March | Southern Peas | May-June | Lettuce | Sept. | ||
9 | Bush Snap Beans | March-April | (leave unplanted) | Broccoli | Aug.-Sept. | |||
10 | Bush Snap Beans | March-April | (leave unplanted) | Broccoli | Aug.-Sept. | |||
11 | Bell Pepper/ Eggplant (plants) |
April-May | ||||||
12 | Tomato (plants) | April-May | ||||||
13 | (leave unplanted) | (leave unplanted) | Cucumbers | Aug. | ||||
14 | Sweet Corn | March-April | (leave unplanted) | Bush Snap Beans | Aug. | |||
15 | Sweet Corn | March-April | (leave unplanted) | Bush Snap Beans | Aug. | |||
16 | Sweet Corn | March-April | (leave unplanted) | July-Aug. | ||||
17 | Okra | April-May | Collards | Oct. |
Publications
News
With nearly a decade of horticultural production experience, the new vegetable specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service plans to serve growers statewide.
Spring is right around the corner, and you probably are getting an itch to start setting out plants in your landscape and garden. If you’re new to gardening, you’ll need to know what plant hardiness zone you’re in.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Many of the practices associated with sustainability, such as recycling, can be extended into the garden. Composting is a way to help reduce organic waste that goes to the landfill and helps feed gardens. These organic materials, which include grass clippings, leaves and other yard wastes, account for about 30% of trash that goes to the landfill.