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| Vegetable Planting |
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Saturday, March 15 2003 @ 03:12 AM
Contributed by: Admin
Views: 1335
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| Planting dates | Planting distances (in inches) |
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| Vegetable |
Start seed indoors | Plant seed or plant outdoors | Between rows, hand cultivated | Between plants | Depth of seeding (inches) |
| Asparagus |
| April 15 - May 1
(crowns) | 36 | 12 - 18 | 6-8 |
| Beans, snap (bush) |
| May 15 - July 1 | 18 - 24 | 3 - 4 | 1½ - 2 |
| Beans, snap(pole) |
| May 15 - July 1 | 36 | 4 - 6 | 1½ -
2 |
| Beans, dry shell |
| May 15 | 18 - 24 | 3 - 4 | 1½ |
| Beans, lima |
| May 15 - June 10 | 18 - 24 | 4 - 6 | 1½ |
| Beets |
| April 15 - July 1 | 12 - 18 | 2 - 4 | ½ - 1 |
| Broccoli | March 1 - 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 - 30 | 24 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Brussels sprouts | March 1 - 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 - 30 | 24 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Cabbage, early | March 1 - 15 | April 1 - May 1 | 24 - 30 | 18 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Cabbage, late | April 15 - May 1 | June 1 | 24 - 30 | 24 | ¼
(seedbed) |
| Cabbage, Chinese |
| July 1 | 24 - 30 | 18 | ½ |
| Carrots |
| April 15 - June 15 | 18 - 24 | 2 - 3 | ¼ |
| Cauliflower | March 1 - 15 | April 15 or June 1 | 24 - 30 | 18 - 24 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Celery | Feb. 15 - March 1 | May 15 | 18 - 24 | 8 | 1/8 (indoors) |
| Chard, Swiss |
| May 1 | 18 - 24 | 6 - 8 |
1 |
| Collards |
| April 15 | 24 - 36 | 6 | ¼ |
| Cucumbers |
| May 1 - June 15 | 48 - 60 | 12 between single plants;
36 between hills of three | 1 |
| Eggplant |
March 15 - April 1 | June
1 | 24 - 30 | 24 |
¼ (indoors) |
| Endive |
|
April 15 | 18 - 24 | 8 - 12 | ½ |
| Garlic |
| Oct. 1 - Nov. 1 | 18 - 24 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 4 |
| Horseradish |
| April 15 - May 1 | 24 - 30 | 12 - 18 | 6 (roots) |
| Kale |
|
April 15 - July 15 | 18 -
24 | 12 - 18 | ½ |
| Kohlrabi |
| April 15 - June 1 or
Aug.
1 - 15 | 18 - 24 | 6 | ½ |
| Lettuce, leaf |
| April 15 - June 1 or
Aug.
1 - 15 | 12 - 18 | 4 - 6 | ¼ |
| Lettuce, head | March 1 - 15 | April 15 - May 1 | 18 - 24 | 12 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Muskmelon |
| May 15 - June 1 | 60 - 72 | 18 | 1 |
| Okra |
March 15 - April 1 | June 1 | 24 - 36 | 12 -
15 | ½ (indoors) |
| Onion seeds |
| April 15 | 12 - 24 | 2 | ½ |
| Onion, transplants | Feb. 1 - 15 | April 15 | 12 - 24 | 2 - 3 | ½ (indoors) |
| Onion, sets |
| April 15 | 12 - 24 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 2 |
| Parsley |
|
April 15 - May 1 | 12 - 24 | 4 - 6 | ¼ |
| Parsnips |
| May 1 - 15 | 18 - 24 | 3 - 4 | ½ |
| Peas |
| April 10 - May 15 |
18 - 24 | 2 | 1½ |
| Pepper | March 15 - April 1 | June 1 | 24 - 36 | 18 - 24 | ½
(indoors) |
| Potatoes,
Irish |
| April 15
- June 1 | 24 - 30 | 12 - 18 | 4 (each piece) |
| Potatoes, sweet | April 15 (roots) | June 1 | 36 - 48 | 18 - 24 |
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| Pumpkin |
| May 10 - June 1 | 72 - 96 | 24 - 36 between
single plants;
60 - 72 between hills of three | 1 - 2 |
| Radish |
| April 10 - June 1
or
Aug. 1 - 15 | 6 - 12 | 1 - 2 |
½ |
| Rhubarb |
| April 15 - May 1 | 36 - 48 | 36 - 48 |
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| Rutabaga |
| May 15 - June 15 | 18 - 24 | 8 - 12 | ½ |
| Spinach |
| April 15 or Aug. 1 - 15 |
12 - 18 | 3
- 4 | ½ |
| Squash, summer |
|
May 10 - June 1 | 24 - 36 | 24 - 36 | 1 |
| Squash, winter |
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May 10 - June 1 | 72 - 96 | 24 - 36 between single plants;
60 - 72 between hills of three |
1 |
| Sweet corn |
| May 10 - July 1 | 30 | 12 | 1 - 2 |
| Tomato |
April 1 - 15 | May 15 - June 1 | 24 - 36 | 36 -
48 | ¼ (indoors) |
| Turnip |
| April 15 or Aug. 1 | 15 - 18 | 3 - 4 | ½ |
| Watermelon |
| May 15 - June 1 | 60 - 72 | 24 - 36 between single plants;
60 - 72 between hills of three | ½ |
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