Planting Guide

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Vegetable

Seeds or
plants per
100 ft

Planting
Depth
in inches

Inches
Between
Plants

Average
Crop
per 100 ft

Average
Days
to Harvest

Asparagus

1 oz
65 plants

1
6-8

18
18

30 lb
30 lb

2 yr
2 yr

Beans, snap bush

1/2 lb

1

3-6

60 lb

50-55

Beans, snap pole

1/2 lb

1

4-12

80 lb

65

Beans, lima bush

1/2 lb
1/2 lb

1
1

3-6
3-6

47 lb in shell
18 lb shelled

65
65

Beans, lima pole

1/2 lb
1/2 lb

1
1

4-12
4-12

66 lb in shell
25 lb shelled

80
80

Beets

1 oz

1/2

2

75 lb

65

Broccoli

1/8 oz
50-65 plants

1/4 - 1/2

18-24
18-24

50 lb
50 lb

80-115
75

Cabbage

1/8 oz
65-100 plants

1/4 - 1/2

12-18
12-18

150 lb
150 lb

100
80

Cabbage, Chinese

1/8 oz

1/4 - 1/2

12

100 lb

80

Carrots

1/8 oz

1/4 - 1/2

2

100 lb

75

Cauliflower

1/8 oz
50-65 plants

1/4 - 1/2

18-24
18-24

80 lb
80 lb

80-115
65

Chard, Swiss

1 oz

1/4 - 1/2

6

75 lb

50

Collards and Kale

1/4 oz

1/4 - 1/2

8-16

150 lb

55

Corn, sweet

3-4 oz

1-2

12

10 doz

80

Cucumbers

1/2 oz

1

12-18

100 lb

55

Eggplant

50 plants

 

24

150 lb

85

Kohlrabi

1/8 oz

1/4 - 1/2

3-4

75 lb

55

Lettuce, head

1/4 oz
75-100 plants

1/4

12
12-14

75 head
75 head

80-115
80

Lettuce, leaf

1/4 oz

1/4

8-12

50 lb

50

Muskmelons

1/4 oz

1

36-48

100 frt

90

Mustard

1/4 oz

1/4 - 1/2

2

100 lb

45

Okra

1 oz

1

12-18

90 lb

65

Onions, green

600 sets/plants

 

2

100 bunches

35

Onion, bulb

220 sets/plants

 

6

100 lb

110

Parsley

1/8 oz

1/4

4-6

30 lb

90

Peanuts

1/2 lb
1/2 lb

1-2
1-2

3-4
3-4

45 lb green
15 lb dry

110
110

Peas, English

1 lb

1-2

2

30 lb in shell

65

Pea, southern

1/2 lb

1

4-6

40 lb in hull

65

Pepper, bell

50 plants

 

24

150 lb

75

Potato, Irish

10 lb

4

12

150 lb

100

Potatoes, sweet

75-100

 

12

100 lb

120

Pumpkins

1/2 oz

1-2

48

300 lb

90-110

Radishes

1 oz

1/2

1

40 lb

28

Rutabagas

1/2 oz

1/4 - 1/2

12

90 lb

90

Spinach

1/2 oz

1/2

4

70 lb

45

Squash, summer

1/2 oz

1

36

150 lb

55

Squash, winter

1/2 oz

1

48

100 lb

90

Tomatoes

35-65 plants

 

18-36

125 lb

70

Turnips, greens

1/4 oz

1/4 - 1/2

2-3

50-100

50

Turnips, roots

1/4 oz

1/4 - 1/2

2-3

50-100 lb

60

Watermelons

1/2 oz

1 1/2

48-72

60 frt

85





 

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