2009 Meadowlark Acres Gardening Project
Planting Guide Grow high-value
ever-bearing crops, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,
cucumbers, pole beans, zucchini, etc., to maximize your yield in
minimum space for the least cost and effort.
Type of
Plant
Planting
Depth in inches
Inches
Between
Plants
Average
Days
to Harvest
Beans, snap
bush
1
3-6
50-55
Beans, snap
pole
1
4-12
65
Beans, lima
bush
1
3-6
65
Beans, lima
pole
1
4-12
80
Beets
1/2
2
65
Broccoli
1/4 - 1/2
18-24
80-115
Cabbage
1/4 - 1/2
12-18
80-100
Cabbage,
Chinese
1/4 - 1/2
12
80
Carrots
1/4 - 1/2
2
75
Cauliflower
1/4 - 1/2
18-24
80-115
Chard, Swiss
1/4 - 1/2
6
50
Collards and
Kale
1/4 - 1/2
8-16
55
Corn, sweet
1-2
12
80
Cucumbers
1
12-18
55
Eggplant
24
85
Kohlrabi
1/4 - 1/2
3-4
55
Lettuce, head
1/4
12
80-115
Lettuce, leaf
1/4
8-12
50
Muskmelons
1
36-48
90
Mustard
1/4 - 1/2
2
45
Okra
1
12-18
65
Onions, green
2
35
Onion, bulb
6
110
Parsley
1/4
4-6
90
Peanuts
1-2
3-4
110
Peas, English
1-2
2
65
Pea, southern
1
4-6
65
Pepper, bell
24
75
Potato, Irish
4
12
100
Potatoes, sweet
12
120
Pumpkins
1-2
48
90-110
Radishes
1/2
1
28
Rutabagas
1/4 - 1/2
12
90
Spinach
1/2
4
45
Squash, summer
1
36
55
Squash, winter
1
48
90
Tomatoes
18-36
70
Turnips, roots
1/4 - 1/2
2-3
60
Watermelons
1 1/2
48-72
85