Garden Plans > 2020: Lily Lake Veggie Plots

About this Garden Plan

20x28 Garden Plan First Year

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Lily Lake, IL
Garden Size: 27' 11" x 19' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Basil
 Genovese
137"7" x 7" 
Beans (Pole) 811"11" x 11" 
Beet 405"3" x 7" 
Bok Choy
 Chinese Pak Choy
811"11" x 11" 
Broccoli 61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Brussels Sprouts 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cabbage (Summer) 41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 9" 
Carrot 643"3" x 5" 
Cucumber
 Homemade Pickles
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"2-3 foot vines. Prolific.
Dill 67"5" x 9" 
Kohlrabi 249"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Romaine
205"5" x 7" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black Seeded Simpson
215"5" x 5" 
Marigold 117"7" x 7" 
Nasturtium
 Gleam
711"11" x 11" 
Nasturtium
 Alaska Dwarf
49"9" x 9" 
Onions (Green)
 Bunching Green
643"3" x 3" 
Oregano 97"5" x 9" 
Peas
 Sugar Daddy
303"3" x 3"24-30 inch vines. Yields heavy crops.
Pepper 71' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Radish 1203"3" x 3" 
Spinach
 Bloomsdale Longstanding
247"5" x 11" 
Squash (Summer) 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter) 21' 2"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Swiss Chard
 Fordhook Giant
41' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Large) 91' 2"1' 2" x 2' 0" 
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
211"2' 0" x 2' 11"3 plants per mound. Grows 2 fruit each. Vines are 3-4 feet long.
Zinnia 611"11" x 11" 
Zucchini 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil
 Genovese
Beans (Pole)
Beet
Bok Choy
 Chinese Pak Choy
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage (Summer)
Carrot
Cucumber
 Homemade Pickles
Dill
Kohlrabi
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Romaine
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black Seeded Simpson
Marigold
Nasturtium
 Gleam
Nasturtium
 Alaska Dwarf
Onions (Green)
 Bunching Green
Oregano
Peas
 Sugar Daddy
Pepper
Radish
Spinach
 Bloomsdale Longstanding
Squash (Summer)
Squash (Winter)
Swiss Chard
 Fordhook Giant
Tomato (Large)
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
Zinnia
Zucchini



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