Growing Vegetables

  1. Asparagus (Plants) – Plant between 4/1 – 4/20. Rows should be 24″ apart and 18″ spacing within the rows. There will be 2 years of waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Mary Washington
      • Purple Passion
      • UC 157
  2. Beans (Bush) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 4/15 – 5/20 or 7/25 – 8/10. Rows should be 24″ apart and 3-4″ spacing within the rows. There is a 48-95 day waiting period for eating
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Top Crop
      • Blue Lake
  3. Beans (Pole) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 5/1 – 5/20. Rows should be 30″ apart and 36″ spacing within the rows. There is a 60-75 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Kentucky Wonder
  4. Beans (Lima Bush) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 5/5 – 5/25. Rows should be 24″ apart and 3-4″ spacing within the rows. There is a 65-75 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Fordhook lg.
  5. Beets – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/15 or 8/1 – 8/15. Rows should be 16″ apart and 2-3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 56-80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Detroit Dark Red
      • Early Wonder
  6. Broccoli (Plants) – Plant between 3/20 – 4/10 or 7/25 – 8/5. Rows should be 24″ apart and 24″ spacing within the rows. There is a 60-80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Green Comet
      • Calabrese
  7. Brussels Sprouts – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/20 – 4/10 or 7/25 – 7/30. Rows should be 24″ apart and 24″ spacing within the rows. There is a 80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Long Island
  8. Cabbage (Plants) – Plant between 3/20 – 4/20 or 7/20 – 8/5. Rows should be 24″ apart and 12″ spacing within the rows. There is a 70-80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Red Acre
      • Golden Acre
      • Danish Roundhead (For Fall Planting!)
  9. Carrot – Seeds should be 1/4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/5 or 7/25 – 7/30. Rows should be 18″ apart and 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 70-85 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Chantenay
      • Little Finger
      • Danvon
  10. Cauliflower – Plant between 3/20 – 4/20 or 7/20 – 8/5. Rows should be 24″ apart and 24″ spacing within the rows. There is a 65-75 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Early Snowball
      • Early White
  11. Collards – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/10. Rows should be 24″ apart and 18″ within the rows. There is an 80 waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Georgia
      • Vates
  12. Corn (Sweet) – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 4/25 – 8/1. Rows should be 36″ apart and 10″ spacing within the rows. There is a 70-85 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Peaches N’ Cream
      • Silver Queen
      • Golden Cross Bantam
  13. Cucumbers Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/5 – 5/30. Rows should be 36″ apart with 48″ spacing within the rows. There is a 54-66 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Burpless
      • Burpee Hybrid
      • Straight 8
      • Pickling Hybrid
  14. Egg Plant – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/10 – 5/25. Rows should be 24″ apart with 36″ within the rows. There is a 70-75 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Black Beauty
  15. Endive – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/25 – 4/15. Rows should be 18″ apart with 12″ spacing within the rows. There is a 65-90 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Broad Leaved Batavian
  16. Kale – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/20 – 4/5. Rows should be 24″ apart with 15″ spacing within the rows. There is a 55-65 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Dwarf Blue
      • Red Bohr
  17. Kohlrabi – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/25 – 4/15. Rows should be 24″ apart with 46″ spacing within the rows. There is a 55-65 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Early White Vienna
  18. Leek – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/15. Rows should be 30″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 130 day waiting period for eating.
  19. Lettuce (Head) – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/20 – 4/25. Rows should be 24″ apart with 12″ spacing within the rows. There is a 55-80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Buttercrunch (semi)
      • Iceberg
  20. Lettuce (Leaf) – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 5/10 or 8/1 – 8/20. Rows should be 18″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 35-50 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Black Seeded Simpson
      • Green Ice
      • Bibb
      • Romaine
      • Ruby (Red)
  21. Muskmelon – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/1 – 5/20. Rows should be 48″ apart with 60″ spacing within the rows. There is a 82-120 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Ambrosia
      • Rocky Ford
  22. Mustard Greens – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 5/1 or 8/1 – 8/30. Rows should be 18″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 30-40 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Southern Giant Curled
      • Florida Broadleaf
  23. Okra – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/1 – 5/25. Rows should be 30″ apart with 12″ spacing within the rows. There is a 55-60 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Clemson Spineless
  24. Onion (Seed) – Seeds should be planted 1/4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/15. Rows should be 18″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 95-120 day waiting period for eating.
  25. Onion (Plants) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/15. Rows should be 18″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 50-100 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • White Bermuda
      • Yellow Sweet Spanish
      • Red Burgundy
  26. Parsley – Seeds should be planted 1/8″ into the ground. Plant between 4/1 – 4/20. Rows should be 18″ apart with 4-6″ spacing within the rows.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Moss Curled
  27. Parsnips – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 4/1 – 4/20. Rows should be 24″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 95-105 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Hollow Crown
  28. Peas (Garden) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 4/10. Rows should be 24″ apart with 2″ spacing within the rows. There is a 55-79 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Sugar Daddy
      • Little Marvel
  29. Peppers (Plants) – Plant between 5/10 – 5/30. Rows should be 24″ apart with 24″ spacing within the rows. There is a 70-80 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • California Wonder
      • Yolo Wonder
      • Jalapeno
  30. Potato – Seeds should be planted 4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/20 – 4/10. Rows should be 30″ apart with 12″ spacing within the rows. There is a 100-120 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Irish Cobbler
      • Red Pontiac
      • Purple Majesty
  31. Pumpkin – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/15 – 5/25. Rows should be 48″ apart with 60″ spacing within the rows. There is a 110 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Jack-O-Lantern
  32. Radish – Seeds should be planted 1/4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/15 – 5/1 or 8/1 – 8/25. Rows should be 18″ apart with 1″ spacing within the rows. There is a 25-35 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Scarlet Globe
      • White Icicle
      • Sparkler
      • Burpee White Globe
  33. Rhubarb (Roots) – Seeds and roots should be planted 2″ into the ground. Plant between 4/1 – 4/20. Rows should be 48″ apart with 36″ spacing within the rows. There is a 2 year waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Variety:
      • Canada Red
      • Myatt Victoria (If Seeding)
  34. Soybeans (Edible) – Seeds should be planted 1″ into the ground. Plant between 4/25 – 5/15. Rows should be 30′ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 96 day waiting period for eating.
  35. Spinach – Seeds should be planted 1/4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/20 – 4/20. Rows should be 18″ apart with 3″ spacing within the rows. There is a 40-50 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Bloomsdale Long Standing
  36. Squash (Summer) – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/10 – 5/30. Rows should be 48″ apart with 48″ spacing within the rows. There is a 80-90 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Zucchini
      • Golden Summer Crookneck
  37. Squash (Winter) – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/1 – 6/30. Rows should be 48″ apart with 60″ spacing within the rows. There is a 100 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Acorn Bush Table Queen
      • Butternut
  38. Swiss Chard – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 4/1 – 5/30. Rows should be 18″ apart with 6″ spacing within the rows. There is a 50-60 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Fordhook Giant
  39. Tomato (Plants) – Plant between 5/1 – 5/30. Rows should be 42″ apart with 18″ spacing within the rows. There is a 58-85 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Big Boy
      • Big Early
      • Better Boy
      • Avalanche
      • Surprise
      • Supreme
      • Beefeater
      • Beefmaster
      • Beefsteak
      • Jet Star
  40. Turnips – Seeds should be planted 1/4″ into the ground. Plant between 3/20 -5/1 or 7/20 – 8/15. Rows should be 18″ apart with 6″ spacing within the rows. There is a 50-60 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Purple Top
      • White Globe
      • Seven Top
  41. Watermelon – Seeds should be planted ½” into the ground. Plant between 5/5 – 5/20. Rows should be 96″ apart with 96″ spacing within the rows. There is a 85-95 day waiting period for eating.
    • Recommended Varieties:
      • Dixie Queen
      • Sugar Baby
      • Crimson Sweet