Generalized Vegetable Sowing Guide

(Some cultivars require techniques and peculiar sowing instructions not listed here. Consult seed packet for details.)

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                Seeds or Plants           Inches   Inches    Days      Yield 

                   for each      When to  between  between   until    per 10 ft. 

Vegetables       10 ft of Row    Plant*   Plant    Rows      Edible    of Row 

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Asparagus           7 crowns        1      16-24    36-38   1-2 years   3-4 lb 

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Beans, bush         Large Pkt.    3,4,5     2-3      24       50-70       6 lb 

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Beans, lima         Large Pkt.      4       4-6      24       65-90       2 lb 

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Beans, pole         Large Pkt.      4       4-6      24       45-65     3-4 lb 

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Beets               1 packet     1,2,3,4    2-3     12-18     60-110    6-9 lb 

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Broccoli          5-7 plants       1,5     18-24    24-30     60-80       8 lb

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Cabbage          7-10 plants      1,2,5    18-24    20-28     60-100    6-8 heads 

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Carrots             1 packet     1,2,4,5    2-3     12-18     60-100      9 lb 

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Cauliflower      5-10 plants       1,5     18-24    24-30     60-80      10 lb 

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Celery             20 plants       2,5       6      20-24    120-150   8-13 lb 

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Chinese Cabbage    Large Pkt.      7-10    12-18    20-24     80-100    6-8 heads 

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Corn, sweet        Large Pkt.     3,4,5     8-12    30-36     65-100  11-13 ears 

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Cucumbers           1 packet       4,5     15-18    48-60     50-80      10 lb 

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Eggplant          6-8 packets       4       18      24-30     75-85      20 fruits 

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Endive              1 packet        1        6       12        85         6 lb 

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Kale                1 packet       1,6       4      12-18     60-70     2-5 lb 

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Kohlrabi            1 packet      1,2,3     4-6     15-24     50-60       8 lb 

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Lettuce, leaf       1 packet     1,2,3,6    ---      6-15     40-60       5 lb 

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Muskmelon           1 packet        4      18-24    48-60     90-120     10 melons 

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Mustard             1 packet     1,2,3,6     4      12-18     40-60     4-8 lb 

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Okra                1 packet        3       12      18-24     70-90       5 lb 

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Onion seed          1 packet      1,2,3     2-3     12-15    100-140     10 lb 

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Onion setts        40-60 setts     1,2      2-3     12-15     90-100     10 lb 

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Parsley             1 packet      1,2,3      4      12-18     80-100      1 lb 

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Parsnips            1 packet       1,2       3      18-24    140-160  10-12 lb 

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Peas               large Pkt.      1,2      1-2      6-12     45-90       3 lb 

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Peppers           5-7 plants        4       18       18       70-75      80 fruit 

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Potatoes           10 pieces      1,2,3     12      24-36     140-150    30 lb 

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Pumpkins &                                               

Winter Squash     1-2 hills         4        4      60-72     90-120     40 

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Radishes            1 packet      1,2,6     1-1�     6-12     25-60      10 bunches 

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Rhubarb             3 crowns        1      36-72    36-60     1 year     12 lb 

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Rutabaga (Swede)    1 packet        1      18-24    24-36     80-100    12 lb 

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Squash (Summer)     1 packet        4        4      24-30     60-75      60 fruit 

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Swiss Chard         8 plants       1,2      6-8     15-18     50-75      12 lb 

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Tomatoes          2-5 plants        4      24-36    24-48     70-100     60 lb 

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Turnips (Summer)    1 packet       5,6     18-24    18-24     60-90      10 

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Watermelons         1 packet        4      60-84    60-84     90-130   4-10 melons 

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* Planting Time Footnotes:

1. Plant as soon as soil can be worked without destroying soil structure, mid May.
2. Approximately 12 days later than footnote 1.
3. Approximately 24 days later than footnote 1.
4. After last frost spring date.
5. Early June plantings of longer season vegetables for fall crops
6. Late spring & early July planting of shorter season varieties for fall consumption