Planning Your Garden: Crop Height, Spacing, and Growth Time

Plant Final Plants per Vegetable Height Square Scheduling: Estimated Season Length Radish Short 9 plants Very short season: 3-4 weeks Micro Greens Short Many, don’t thin Very short season: 2-3 weeks Greens Mix Short Many, don’t thin Short season: 3-4 weeks Kale Medium 1 – 4 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Chard Medium 4 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Collards Medium 4 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Mustard Short 4-9 plants Short season: 6 weeks Bok Choy Short 4 plants Short season: 6 weeks Tatsoi Short 4-6 plants Short season: 6 weeks Arugula Short 9 plants or more for baby Short season: 5-6 weeks Lettuce Short 4 plants for heads Short season: 5-6 weeks Spinach Short 9 plants Short season: 5-6 weeks Bush Beans Short 4 plants Short season: 6 weeks Pole Beans Tall 8 plants trained on trellis Long season: 10 weeks Peas Tall 8 plants trained on trellis Short season: 5 weeks Sorrel Short 9 plants Long season: perennial Beets Short 9 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Short – Turnips Medium 9 plants Short season: 6+ weeks Kohlrabi Short 4 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Tomatoes Tall 1 plant per 2 squares Long season: May through September Short, Oregano sprawling 1 plant Long season: perennial Basil Medium 1-2 plants Long season: May to September Parsley Short 6 plants (or one cluster) Long season: biennial Claytonia Short 9 plants Short season: 5+ weeks Cress Short 9-12 plants Short season: 5+ weeks Scallions/Green Onions Short 16 plants Half season: 6-8 weeks

Onions Short 4 plants Long season: 10+ weeks Dill Tall 2 plants Half season: 8 weeks Sage Medium 1 plant Long season: perennial Short, Thyme sprawling 1 plant Long season: perennial Leeks Medium 5-6 plants Long season: 12+ weeks Garlic Medium 9-12 plants Very long season: November to July

Peppers Medium 1 plant Long Season: May through September

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Summer Squash Medium-Tall 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 8+ weeks Medium, Cucumber sprawling 1 plant Half season: 8+ weeks

Carrots Short 16 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Fennel Medium 4 plants Half season: 8+ weeks Short- Cilantro Medium 9 plants Short season: 6+ weeks Parsnips Medium 4-9 plants Long season: 16+ weeks Eggplant Medium 1 plant Long season: May through September Winter Squash Sprawling 1 plant per 2 squares Long season: 15+ weeks Cabbage Medium 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 10+ weeks

Broccoli Medium 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 10+ weeks Celery Medium 1–4 plants Half season: 10+ weeks

Chives Short 4–6 plants (or one cluster) Long season: perennial Okra Tall 1 plant Long season: May through September Medium, Rosemary sprawling 1 plant Long season: tender perennial Cauliflower Medium 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 10+ weeks Medium, Pumpkin sprawling 1 plant per 2 squares Long season: 15+ weeks Medium, Cantaloupe sprawling 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 10 weeks Medium, Watermelon sprawling 1 plant per 2 squares Half season: 10 weeks Brussels Sprouts Tall 1 plant per 2 squares Long season: 15 weeks Medium, Mint sprawling 1 plant Long season: perennial Asparagus Medium 1 plant Long season: perennial

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