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Vegetable Gardens

Planting Guide

Planting Guide
Vegetable Seeds or Plants
per 100 ft		 Depth of
Planting
(inches)		 Distance
between
Plants
(inches)		 Average
Crop
Expected
per 100 ft		 Average
No. of
Days to
Harvest
Asparagus 1 oz
65 plants		 1
6-8		 18 30 lb 2 years
Beans, snap bush 1/2 lb 1 3-6 60 lb 50-55
Beans, snap pole 1/2 lb 1 4-12 80 lb 65
Beans, lima bush 1/2 lb 1 3-6 47 lb in shell
18 lb shelled		 65
Beans, lima pole 1/2 lb 1 4-12 66 lb in shell
25 lb shelled		 80
Beets 1 oz 1/2 2 75 lb 65
Broccoli 1/4 oz
50-65 plants		 1/4-1/2 18-24
18-24		 50 lb
50 lb		 80-115
75
Cabbage 1/8 oz
65-100 plants		 1/4-1/2 12-18
12-18		 150 lb
150 lb		 100
80
Cabbage, Chinese 1/8 oz 1/4-1/2 12 100 lb 80
Carrots 1/8 oz 1/4-1/2 2 100 lb 75
Cauliflower 1/8 oz
50-65 plants		 1/4-1/2 18-24
18-24		 80 lb
80 lb		 80-115
65
Chard, Swiss 1 oz 1/4-1/2 6 75 lb 50
Collards and Kale 1/4 oz 1/4-1/2 8-16 150 lb 55
Corn, sweet 3-4 oz 1-2 12 10 doz 80
Cucumbers 1/2 oz 1 12-18 100 lb 55
Eggplant 50 plants   24 150 lb 85
Kohlrabi 1/8 oz 1/4-1/2 3-4 75 lb 55
Lettuce, head 1/4 oz
75-100 plants		 1/4 12
12-14		 75 head
75 head		 80-115
80
Lettuce, leaf 1/4 oz 1/4 8-12 50 lb 50
Muskmelons 1/4 oz 1 36-48 100 fruit 90
Mustard 1/4 oz 1/4-1/2 2 100 lb 45
Okra 1 oz 1 12-18 90 lb 65
Onions, green 600 sets or plants   2 100 bunches 35
Onions, bulb 220 sets or plants   6 100 lb 110
Parsley 1/8 oz 1/4 4-6 30 lb 90
Peanuts 1/2 lb 1-2 3-4 45 lb green
15 lb dry		 110
Peas, English 1 lb 1-2 2 30 lb in shell 65
Peas, southern 1/2 lb 1 4-6 40 lb in hull 65
Peppers, bell 50 plants   24 150 lb 75
Potatoes, Irish 10 lb 4 12 150 lb 100
Potatoes, sweet 75-100   12 100 lb 120
Pumpkins 1/2 oz 1-2 48 300 lb 90-110
Radishes 1 oz 1/2 1 40 lb 28
Rutabagas 1/2 oz 1/4-1/2 12 90 lb 90
Spinach 1/2 oz 1/2 4 70 lb 45
Squash, summer 1/2 oz 1 36 150 lb 55
Squash, winter 1/2 oz 1 48 100 lb 90
Tomatoes 35-65 plants   18-36 125 lb 70
Turnips, greens 1/4 oz 1/4-1/2 2-3 50-100 lb 50
Turnips, roots 1/4 oz 1/4-1/2 2-3 50-100 LB 60
Watermelons 1/2 oz 1 1/2 48-72 60 fruit 85

 

Vegetable Gardens

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