Garden Plans > 2013: south garden 2013

About this Garden Plan

Denise Richardson's Vegetable garden for feeding the family

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Mid to northern Michigan
Garden Size: 41' 11" x 69' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

too many tomatoes too close together however yeild was 20 buschels from 80 plants 16 of which were romas! I have itentified the fewer varities I will plant next of the all heirloom varities. We put up over 100 quarts of stewed and or diced and 60 jars of pasta sauce as well as tomato sauce and pizza sauce! Sold and traded the rest. When we ran out of jars we began to freeze them until out of freezer space. 84 pints of green beans and bags and bags of frozen green peppers of various types. Roasted red peppers and hot pepper jelly. frozen and dried hot peppers. Eggplant was a bit bug bothered by potato beetle but managed to produce enough for plenty of eggplant parm and some in freezer. Pickled beets and a bounty of carrots in the freezers as well. They took 2 of us 2 days to process! Will make sure to put down weed barrier around and between rows of tomatoes next year and cover with straw early, mostly to inhibit the leaf blight. Spray with Seranade to prevent organically. Wonderful crop of basil so we have lots of pesto in the freezer too. The kale and other greens were wonderful all season long. Great Garden Praise the Lord.

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus 331' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Basil
 Genovese
337"5" x 9" 
Beans (Bush Snap) 999"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole) 29"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
1255"3" x 7" 
Beet
 BULLS BLOOD
1005"3" x 7" 
Beet 635"3" x 7"planted 11/01/2012
Carrot
 YaYa fall planted
1253"3" x 5"fall planted 11/01/2012
Carrot
 Sugar Snax 54 Carrot
1683"3" x 5" 
Carrot
 YaYA Spring planted Carrot
2523"3" x 5" 
Chinese Cabbage 51' 3"11" x 1' 11" 
Dill
 Mammoth Dill
247"5" x 9" 
Eggplant
 Rosa Binaca
91' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"started eggplant indoors 03/07/2013
Flower 247"5" x 7" 
Flower 547"5" x 7" 
Garlic
 Spanish Roja Garlic Fall Plant
695"3" x 9"planted Nov 1st 2012
Garlic
 German Red Garlic Fall Planted
695"3" x 9"planted nov 1st 2012
Kale
 Lacainato
71' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"started indoors 03/27/2013?
Lettuce (Crisphead) 429"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Green Ice
1043"3" x 5"fall planted
Marigold 577"7" x 7" 
Marjoram 167"5" x 9" 
Mustard 135"5" x 5" 
Onion (Fall planted) 285"5" x 9" 
Peas
 snow peas
2303"3" x 7" 
Peas 863"3" x 7" 
Pepper
 Quadrato Asti Giallo
31' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"started 03/07/2013-- transplanted to larger individual pots 04/01/2013
Pepper
 Pepperoncini Pepper
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"seeds from Kitchen Garden Seeds. Started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Mini Belle Mix
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"started all pepper plants 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Quadrato D'Asti Rosso
31' 11"1' 11" x 2' 11"Ferry Morse seeds from Family Farm Started seeds 03/07/2013. Awsome Pepper for our climate!
Pepper
 Sweet Heat
31' 1"11" x 1' 3"started 03/21/2013
Pepper
 Sweet Gourmet Pepper
31' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Rainbow Bell Mix Pepper
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"from Cooks Garden seeds. Started 03/07/2013 transplanted to larger pots 04/01/2013
Pepper
 Italian Sweet Relleno Pepper
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"from Seeds of Change. Started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Cayanne purple
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Big Red Bell Pepper
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"Started seeds 03/07/2013. Seed from Seeds of Change
Pepper
 Ancho Poblano Pepper
51' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"poor germination. seeds from Pinetree Garden Seeds. started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Cayenne Long Red Slim
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 3"Started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Early Jalapeno
21' 11"1' 11" x 2' 11"Awsome Producing plant! Started seeds 03/07/2013---transplanted to larger pot 04/01/2013
Pepper
 Devil Serrano
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"started seeds 03/07/2013
Pepper
 Chablis Hybrid
31' 1"11" x 1' 3"started seeds 03/07/2013
Spinach
 SPACE
607"2" x 1' 11"fall planted 11/01/2012
Spinach 787"5" x 11"feed with water soluble fertiziler every 2 weeks
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
61' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Thyme 511"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Small)
 Giant Belgium
81' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"started 03/21/2013 plant 6 plants
Tomato (Small)
 German Johnson Pink
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 German Head
43' 11"3' 11" x 3' 11"started seeds 03/21/2013 plant 6
Tomato (Small)
 Rossa Sicilian
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Mortgage Lifter
31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"started seeds 03/21/2013. plant 6 in garden
Tomato (Small)
 Martinos Roma
122' 11"2' 11" x 3' 11"started seeds 03/21/2013
Tomato (Small)
 Box Car Willie
151' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"started seeds 03/21/2013 plant 6 in garden
Tomato (Small)
 Big Rainbow Tomato
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"bought seeds from Cooks garden. Started 03/21/2013 plant 6
Tomato (Small) 21' 11"2' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Cuor Di Bue
23' 11"2' 11" x 3' 11"Teritorrial Seeds. Planted seeds 03/21/2013 plant 6 in garden
Tomato (Small)
 Cherokee Chocolate Tomato
43' 11"3' 11" x 3' 11"seeds from Tomato growers supply. Started 03/21/2013 seeds. Plant only1 - 3
Tomato (Small)
 Bush Beefsteak
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"started seeds 03/21/2013 plant 6 plants
Zinnia 2811"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Asparagus
Basil
 Genovese
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beans (Pole)
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Beet
 BULLS BLOOD
Beet
Carrot
 YaYa fall planted
Carrot
 Sugar Snax 54 Carrot
Carrot
 YaYA Spring planted Carrot
Chinese Cabbage
Dill
 Mammoth Dill
Eggplant
 Rosa Binaca
Flower
Flower
Garlic
 Spanish Roja Garlic Fall Plant
Garlic
 German Red Garlic Fall Planted
Kale
 Lacainato
Lettuce (Crisphead)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Green Ice
Marigold
Marjoram
Mustard
Onion (Fall planted)
Peas
 snow peas
Peas
Pepper
 Quadrato Asti Giallo
Pepper
 Pepperoncini Pepper
Pepper
 Mini Belle Mix
Pepper
 Quadrato D'Asti Rosso
Pepper
 Sweet Heat
Pepper
 Sweet Gourmet Pepper
Pepper
 Rainbow Bell Mix Pepper
Pepper
 Italian Sweet Relleno Pepper
Pepper
 Cayanne purple
Pepper
 Big Red Bell Pepper
Pepper
 Ancho Poblano Pepper
Pepper
 Cayenne Long Red Slim
Pepper
 Early Jalapeno
Pepper
 Devil Serrano
Pepper
 Chablis Hybrid
Spinach
 SPACE
Spinach
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
Thyme
Tomato (Small)
 Giant Belgium
Tomato (Small)
 German Johnson Pink
Tomato (Small)
 German Head
Tomato (Small)
 Rossa Sicilian
Tomato (Small)
 Mortgage Lifter
Tomato (Small)
 Martinos Roma
Tomato (Small)
 Box Car Willie
Tomato (Small)
 Big Rainbow Tomato
Tomato (Small)
Tomato (Small)
 Cuor Di Bue
Tomato (Small)
 Cherokee Chocolate Tomato
Tomato (Small)
 Bush Beefsteak
Zinnia



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