As you plan which foods that you’d like to grow in your garden, remember that among other things, you must also take the following into account:
Soil pH Requirements of Different Garden Vegetables
Vegetable Gardening Basics (Planning, Preparing the soil, and Planting)
Note: This does not include plotting for Square Foot Gardening
| Food Vegetable | Start Seed Indoors |
Plant in Garden S = Seed P = Plant |
Seed Spacing |
Distance Between Rows |
Seed Depth | Days to Maturity |
YIELD PER 100′ ROW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artichokes | Feb-Mar | S – After Frost P – After Frost |
36″ | 48″ | 1/2″ | 365 | 35+ heads |
| Asparagus | n/a | P – Mar-April | 8″ between root tips | 34-36″ | 1/4-1/2″ | 365 | 400+ spears |
| Beans, Bush (snap) | n/a | S – After Frost | 4-6″ | 18″ | 1″ | 60-64 | 80 lbs |
| Beans, bush (dry) | n/a | S – After Frost | 4-6″ | 24″ | 1″ | 90-100 | 8 lbs |
| Beans, Pole | n/a | S – After Frost | 8″ | 36″ | 1″ | 70-85 | 150 lbs |
| Beans, Fava | n/a | S – After Frost | 8″ | 36″ | 1″ | 180 | 20 lbs |
| Beans, Lima | n/a | S – After Frost | 4-6″ | 36″ | 1″ | 85 | 12 lbs |
| Beets | n/a | S – Early Spring | 1″ | 5″ | 3/4″ | 50-80 | 100 lbs |
| Bitter Melon | March | S – After Frost | 4′ | 3′ | 1-2″ | 90 | 180 melons |
| Broccoli | Early Spring | S – 3/1 – 6/15 P – 3/1 – 6/15 |
18-24″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 55-90 | 75 lbs |
| Broccoli, Overwintering | 7/15 – 8/1 | S – Mid Summer | 18-24″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 220-250 | 75 lbs |
| Brussels Sprouts | February | P – March S – 6/1 – 7/15 |
15-18″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 100-180 | 60 lbs |
| Burdock | n/a | S – 4/1 – 5/1 | 4′ | 42″ | 2″ | 100 | 100 lbs |
| Cabbage, Early | Early Spring | P – 4/15 – 6/15 | 4-6″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 70-85 | 60 heads |
| Cabbage, Late | Late Spring | S – 5/15 – 7/15 | 4-6″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 85-210 | 60 heads |
| Chinese Cabbage | Early Spring | S – 4/15 – 6/15 | 4-6″ | 12-18″ | 1/2″ | 75-80 | 60 heads |
| Carrots | n/a | S – Early Spring | 2-3″ | 12-16″ | 1/4″ | 70-90 | 100 lbs |
| Cauliflower, Early | Early Spring | S – Early Spring P – Spring |
18-24″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 50-80 | 60 Heads |
| Cauliflower, Late | Late Spring | S -6/15 – 7/15 | 18-24″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 80-140 | 60 Heads |
| Cauliflower, Overwinter | Late Spring | S – 7/1 – 8/15 | 18-24″ | 24-36″ | 1/2″ | 200-260 | 60 heads |
| Celery | Early Spring | S – 3/15 – 5/1 | 12″ | 18″ | 1/4″ | 100 | 100 heads |
| Collards | 5/1 – 6/20 | S -After Frost | 12″ | 24″ | 1/2″ | 80 | 75 lbs |
| Corn | 5/1 – 6/15 | S – After Frost | 6-10″ | 30″ | 1 1/2-2″ | 60-100 | 8 dos. ears |
| Corn, Popcorn | 5/1 – 6/15 | S – After Frost | 6″ | 32″ | 1 1/2-2″ | 60-100 | 15 lbs |
| Corn Salad | 3/1 – 6/1 | S – Early Spring | 3″ | 12-20″ | 1/4 – 1/2″ | 50 | 40 lbs |
| Cress | 3/1 – 6/1 | S – Early Spring | 3″ | 12-20″ | 1/4″ | 12-50 | 35 lbs |
| Cucumbers | 5/1 – 7/15 | S – After Frost | 36″ | 5-6″ | hill | 55-75 | 120 lbs |
| Kale | 3/1 – 6/15 | S – Early Spring P – Early Spring |
12″ | 18-24″ | 1/2″ | 60-70 | 75 lbs |
| Kohlrabi | 4/1 – 8/10 | S – Early Spring | 4″ | 12-18″ | 1/2-1″ | 60 | 50 lbs |
| Leeks | 3/1 – 5/15 | S – Early Spring P – After Frost |
2″ | 18″ | 1/2″ | 120 | 150 stalks |
| Lettuce | 4/1 – 8/1 | S – Early Spring | 10-12″ | 16″ | 1/4″ | 65-80 | 50 lbs |
| Luffa | Spring | S – Spring P – After Frost |
4′ | 4″ | 1-2″ | 120 | 200 fruits |
| Chicory/Endive | S -4/1 – 5/1 | S -Spring | 8-12″ | 18-24″ | 1/8-1/4″ | 50-75 | 90 heads |
| Melons | Spring | S – 5/1 – 6/20 | 6-10′ | 1 1/2″ | 55-85 | 50-100 lbs | |
| Mustard | 3/1-8/15 | S – Early Spring | 6/8″ | 18″ | 1/2″ | 30-60 | 100 lbs |
| Mustard. American | 4/1 – 6/15 | S -After Frost | 24″ | 18-24″ | 1/2-1″ | 45 | 50 lbs |
| Okra | 5/01 – 6/15 | S – After Frost | 2″ | 36″ | 1/2″ | 50-60 | 300+ pods |
| Onions | 3/5 – 6/1 | S – Early Spring P – Early Spring |
1/4-1/2″ | 12-18″ | 1/2″ | 100-120 | 100 lbs |
| Parsley | 3/1 – 6/1 | S – Early Spring | 1/2″ | 12-18″ | 1/2″ | 80-90 | 30 lbs |
| Parsnips | 4/1 – 6/15′ | S – Late Spring’ | 3-4″ | 12-18″ | 1/2″ | 120 | 75 lbs |
| Peas | 10/1 – 6/1 | S – Late Fall, Early Spring | 1″ | 18-24″ | 1″ | 95-120 | 20 lbs |
| Peppers | 3/15 – 4/15 | S – After Frost P – After Frost |
12-18″ | 18-24″ | 1/4″ | 80+ | 50 lbs |
| Pumpkins | 4/15 – 5/15 | S – Late Spring P – After Frost |
hill | 8-10′ | 1 1/2″ | 90+ | 300 lbs |
| Purslane | 4/1 – 7/1 | SLate Spring | 6-10″ | 12-20″ | 1/4″ | 50 | 40 lbs |
| Radish | 3/1 – 8-15 | S – Early Spring | 1/2″ | 10″ | 1/2″ | 25-35 | 200 roots |
| Rhubarb | 3/1 – 5/15 | S – Early Spring | 4′ | 5-6′ | 1/4-1/2″ | 365 | 150 roots |
| Rutabaga | 5/1 – 6/15 | S – Late Spring | 1/2-1″ | 18-24″ | 1/2″ | 90-95 | 150 lbs |
| Shallots | 3/1 – 5/15 | S – Early Spring P – Early Spring |
5-6″ | 12-20″ | 1/4-1/2″ | 90 | 25 lbs |
| Sorrel | 5/1 – 7/1 | S – Late Spring | 6-10″ | 12-20″ | 1/2″ | 50 | 40 lbs |
| Spinach | 3/1 – 8/15 | S – Early Spring | 3″ | 12-18″ | 1/2″ | 40-50 | 40 lbs |
| Squash, Summer | 4/15 – 6/15 | S – Early Spring P – After Frost |
hill | 4′ | 1 1/2″ | 55-70 | 200 lbs |
| Squash, Winter | 5/15 – 6/15 | S – Spring P – After Frost |
hill | 6-10′ | 1 1/2″ | 100-120 | 200 lbs |
| Swiss Chard | 4/1 – 7/15 | S – Early Spring | 1/2-1″ | 18-24″ | 1/2-1″ | 60 | 40 lbs |
| Turnips | 5/1 – 8/15 | S – Early Spring | 1/4-1/2 | 12″ | 1/2″ | 30-55 | 50 lbs |
| Tomatoes | Early Spring | S – Early Spring P – After Frost |
12- 15″ | 18-24″ | 1/4″ | 60+ | 150 lbs |
| Watermelons | 5/1 – 6/01 | S – Spring P – After Frost |
4-6′ | 6-10′ | 1 1/2″ | 55-85 | 50-100 lbs |