Garden Plans > 2020: Our Raised Bed Garden

About this Garden Plan

Here's our plan for this year. Will grow bush beans in bead 4 & 5 after broccoli and Kale are harvested. Will redo this plan for the fall also!

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Otto Vegetable Garden 2020
Garden Size: 55' 8" x 31' 8"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: -
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Basil 87"5" x 9" 
Beans (Lima)
 Thorogreen (Cangreen Bush)
219"5" x 1' 1"60 days [1941. Selected from Henderson Bush.] Old time favorite with concentrated pod set for canning and freezing. Easy to grow, good flavor and texture. Similar to Henderson Bush, with 3-4 medium seeds/pod, but earlier, shorter (18 in.) plants, and light green seeds. Grower Clif Slades favorite bush lima. Small packet has about 71 seeds.
Beans (Lima) 179"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Organic
175"3" x 7" 
Beet 345"3" x 7" 
Broccoli
 Tendergreen
141' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes Organic
123"3" x 5"70 days. [1870] A garden favorite appreciated for its fine texture, mild flavor, and very small core. Cylindrical roots 6 in. long, 1-1 in. at the shoulder. Can be grown for winter storage, but best flavor is from spring-grown carrots.
Carrot 273"3" x 5" 
Cilantro 127"5" x 9" 
Cucumber
 Poinsett 76
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"56 days. [Developed by Clemson and Cornell.] An improved version of Poinsett having multiple disease-tolerance. Produces dark green cukes 7-8 in. long and 2 in. in diameter. The best open-pollinated slicer for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal areas as a disease-resistant main crop garden variety. Pkt.
Cucumber
 Marketmore 76 (OG)
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"A great high-yielding 8 in. bitter-resistant cucumber. Grows well in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as the North. A good dependable market variety. Dark green fruits are white-spined.
Kale
 Red Russian
51' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"40 Days Mild, tender green leaves with pink veins. Striking 2 foot plants turn attractive reddish-purple in cold weather. Cold Hardy.
Kale
 Lacinato
81' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"65-80 Days
Kale
 Dwarf Blue Curled Vates
51' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"55-60 Days
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch (OG)
89"7" x 11"55 days. [1963, AAS winner.] A reliable variety for garden, market, and greenhouse use. Dark green leaves and compact heads. Holds well under heat and stress, good bolt resistance.
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Outredgeous
203"3" x 5" 
Onion 335"3" x 7" 
Parsley 415"3" x 9" 
Pepper
 Carolina Wonder
121' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 "Say Cheese" Mix Hyb
121' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Radish
 Cherry Belle Organic
393"3" x 7"24 days. [1949, AAS winner.] Round roots, bright red skin, and firm white flesh. Somewhat less susceptible to developing pithiness compared to other varieties. Our sweetest spring radish.
Rosemary 17"7" x 7" 
Sage 1311"11" x 1' 3" 
Spinach
 Long Standing Bloomsdale
147"5" x 11"42 days. [Pre-1915] A fully-savoyed or crinkled variety with dark green leaves. Most heat-tolerant variety we offer, very dependable, and the most full-flavored variety for salad use. Has withstood winter lows to 0°F.
Strawberry 11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sunflower 2811"11" x 11" 
Thyme 311"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Large)
 Illini Star
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"65 days. (Indeterminate) [Developed by IL grower Merlyn Niedens.] Produces heavy crops of 6-8 oz fruits on 4-6 ft. plants. Deep red tomatoes have excellent flavor and good disease- and split-resistance. Strongly recommended to market growers and home gardeners alike.
Tomato (Large)
 Illinois Beauty
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"80 days. (Indeterminate) [Selected by grower Merlyn Niedens from an accidental cross] The 6 plants are heavy producers of 4-6 oz blemish-free fruit. Even in the hot dry summer of 2007 the plants continued to set good quantities of tasty fruit. A tomato tasting favorite.
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"(Indeterminate) One of the largest sauce tomatoes we offer, produces a sauce with a superior flavor. Coreless, top-shaped fruits often weigh as much as 12 oz. Tall plants, heavy yields. Despite the name Amish Paste, the juicy fruits are best suited to making sauce.
Tomato (Small)
 Stupice
71' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"62 days. (Indeterminate) [Czech.] Pronounced stoo-PEECH. Early bearing, productive, disease-tolerant, and flavorful. It usually produces until frost. Great flavor depth with excellent sweet-tart balance. Juicy 3-4 oz. fruits borne in clusters of 6-8. Fruit ripens to red (with an orange undertone) with some tendency for green shoulders later in the season. A great salad tomato.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil
Beans (Lima)
 Thorogreen (Cangreen Bush)
Beans (Lima)
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Organic
Beet
Broccoli
 Tendergreen
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes Organic
Carrot
Cilantro
Cucumber
 Poinsett 76
Cucumber
 Marketmore 76 (OG)
Kale
 Red Russian
Kale
 Lacinato
Kale
 Dwarf Blue Curled Vates
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch (OG)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Outredgeous
Onion
Parsley
Pepper
 Carolina Wonder
Pepper
 "Say Cheese" Mix Hyb
Radish
 Cherry Belle Organic
Rosemary
Sage
Spinach
 Long Standing Bloomsdale
Strawberry
Sunflower
Thyme
Tomato (Large)
 Illini Star
Tomato (Large)
 Illinois Beauty
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste
Tomato (Small)
 Stupice



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