Enjoy fresh produce from spring through fall with our raise - seam planting architectural plan and checklists .
Plant for a Spring Harvest
Helen Smythe
Start in early spring to grow your own produce . chink to determine out your region ’s previous season’slast spring hoarfrost date . You may get out part of the garden unplanted so it ’s ready for warm - conditions veggie after .
Early Spring : industrial plant four weeks before the last frost date . Sowseedsfor early give veggie directly into the filth , but for an even former harvest home , we commend you start with a few transplants . When planting seeds , sow them more densely than recommended , then , using scissors , thin the seedlings to the recommended act once they ’re a mates of inches marvellous .

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A. 8 butterheadlettuce
B. 8 leaf lettuce
C. 16carrot

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D. 6cilantroordill
E. 2broccoli
F. 1cabbage

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G. 2 cauliflower
H. 12 snowpeas(planted in a circle around a marvelous love apple cage or treillage )
I. 4spinach

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J. 2parsley
K. 8 onion
L. 16radish
M. 4 Swiss chard orkale
Spring Checklist
Plant for a Summer Harvest
After the last frost appointment , when the day and the grease are warmer , industrial plant summer - yielding , warm - conditions vegetables such astomatoes , peppers , andgreen bean . herb maturate well now , too .
Late Spring : Plant these veggie in late springiness , two weeks after the last frost date .
Transplant Tips : Some vegetables need space , and indeterminatetomatoesrequire a large batting cage . summertime squash , cucumber vine , and perch beans can all be grow on a 6 - foot trellis at the garden ’s sharpness . Be certain they do n’t fill in other plant .
A. 8 bushgreen beans
B. 8carrots
C. 1 cherrytomato(try ' Husky Cherry Red ' or ' Patio ' )
D. 1cabbage(not yet harvested from early spring )
E. 1 saladtomato(try ' Rutgers ' or ' Better Bush ' )
F. 12 C peas ( not yet harvested from early outflow )
G. 1sweet pepper(try ' Gypsy Hybrid , ' ' California Wonder , ' ' Albino , ' or ' Bell Boy ' )
H. 2 Petroselinum crispum
I. 8 onion
J. 4basil
K. 4 Swiss chard or kale
Summer Checklist
Plant For A Fall Harvest
Once the day become cool , thosecrops that bonk coolheaded weathercan become part of your garden again . Do continue harvesting tomatoes , peppers , and attic .
Late Summer : implant these vegetables in mid to later summer , eight week before the first averagefall icing engagement .
Garden Planning : crepuscle gardens are often overlooked by gardeners who have planted such a largespring gardenthat it becomes difficult to keep up with over the time of year . With a manageable plan like this one , you have time and Department of Energy to uphold planting and extend your harvest through fall .
A. 1 cabbage
B. 12 bush green bean
C. 16 carrot
D. 4 Brassica oleracea italica
E. 2 Brassica oleracea botrytis
F. 1 cherry tomato
G. 1 salad tomato plant
H. 4 spinach
I. 1 gratifying white pepper
J. 2 parsley
K. 2 dill
L. 4 cilantro
M. 4 St. Basil the Great
N. 4 Swiss chard or kale