Planting Guide For Spring and Summer Vegetable Production

Vegetable	Days to maturity	Seed per 100 ft of row	Distance between rows Hand cultivation	Distance between plants in row	Depth to plant seed	Time to plant outside *	Lbs. yield per 100 ft row
Garlic	240	4 lbs	12 - 15	6	1 1/2in	Oct - Dec	40
Kale	65	1/8 oz.	18-24 in.	6-10 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - Apr	100
Lettuce (leaf)	50	1/8 oz.	12-18 in.	1-2 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - Apr	50
Mustard	50	1/8 oz.	12-18 in.	2-4 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - Apr	70
Peas (garden)	65	1/4 lb.	18-24 in.	1 in.	1 + in.	Dec - Apr	40
Radish	25	1/4 oz.	12-18 in.	1 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - May	40
Spinach	45	1 oz.	12-18 in.	1-3 in.	1/2 in.	Feb - Apr	40
Turnips	55	1/4 oz.	12-18 in.	2-4 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - Apr	150
Beans (pole lima)	80	1 lb.	3 ft.	6-10 in.	1-2 in.	Apr - Aug	60
Beets	65	1 oz.	12-15 in.	2-3 in.	1 in.	Feb - Apr	75
Broccoli	70	100 plants	15-24 in.	12-18 in.		Feb - Apr	60-75
Brussels sprouts	95	65 plants	18 in.	18 in.		Feb - Apr	25-30
Cabbage	65	65 plants	18-24 in.	15-18 in.		Feb - Apr	150
Carrot	75	1/4 oz.	15-18 in.	1-2 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - Apr	75
Cauliflower	60	65 plants	2-3 ft.	15-18 in.		Feb - Apr	80
Collards	75	1/8 oz.	2-4 ft.	6-12 in.	1/4 in.	Feb - July	150
Corn (sweet)	80	2 oz	24-30 in.	8-12 in.	1 to 1 1/2 in.	Mar - Aug	6-8 dz. ears
Endive	80	1/8 oz.	18-24 in.	8-10 in.	3/4 in.	Mar - Apr	60
Onions (plants)	80	400 plants	15-18 in.	2-6 in.	2 in.	Feb - Apr	75
Onions (sets)	95	2 lbs	15-18 in.	4 - 6 in.	2 in.	Feb - Apr	75
Potatoes (Irish)	95	13 lbs.	24-30 in.	12 in.	3-4 in.	Feb - Apr	100
Snap beans	50	1 lb.	18-24 in.	2-3 in.	1-2 in.	Mar - Aug	50
Swiss chard	60	1/2 oz	15-18 in.	4 in.	1 in.	Feb - May	75
Beans (bush lima)	75	1 lb.	18-24 in.	2-3 in.	1-2 in.	Apr - Aug	40
Beans (pole)	65	1 lb.	3 ft.	4-6 in.	1-2 in.	Mar - Aug	80
Cantaloupe	95	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	24-36 in.	1 in.	Apr - May	100
Chinese cabbage (fall crop only)	75	1/8 oz.	18-24 in.	12 - 15 in.	1/2 in.	July - Sept	75-85
Cucumber (pickling)	55	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	6 -12 in.	1-1? in.	Apr - May	100
Cucumber (slicing)	65	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	12-18 in.	1-1? in.	Apr - May	100
Eggplant	85	60 plants	24-30 in.	18-24 in.		Apr - May	100
Okra	55	2 oz.	30-36 in.	10 in.	1 in.	Apr - May	70
Peppers	75	60 plants	24-30 in.	15-24 in.		Apr - May	50
Popcorn	100	2 oz.	24-30 in.	8-12 in.	2 in.	Apr - June	30-40
Potatoes (sweet)	4.5 mo.	80 plants	3 ft.	12-16 in.		Apr - June	150
Pumpkin	110	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	2-3 ft.	1 in.	Apr - May	200
Southern peas	75	1/2 lb.	30 in.	2 - 3 in.	1 in.	May	50-60
Squash (summer)	55	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	2-3 ft.	1 in.	Apr - May	100
Squash (winter)	90	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	2-3 ft.	1 in.	May - July	150
Tomato	80	70 plants	2-3 ft.	18-24 in.		Mar - May	250
Watermelon	85	1 oz.	3-4 ft.	6-8 ft.	1-1 1/2 in.	Apr - May	300
Asparagus	2 yrs.	50 crowns	beds	2 ft.		Mar - Apr	30-40
Strawberries (annual culture)	9 mo.	50 plants	beds	1 ft.		Sept - Oct	30-50

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Planting Guide For Spring and Summer Production