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About this Garden Plan

Small kitchen garden for multi-family household. This plan also includes foundation plantings of herbs, containers of small fruit plants for the porch, and a border planting of blueberry bushes for the property boundary.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Hyattsville, MD
Garden Size: 29' 11" x 29' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum
 Sweet Woodruff
118"8" x 11" 
Basil 257"5" x 9" 
Bay 11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant in large sunken container to control size & prevent overshading of neighboring beds.
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto - Sister 3
1411"11" x 11" 
Beans (Dry)
 True Red Cranberry
1411"11" x 11" 
Beans (Pole)
 Rattlesnake
67"7" x 7" 
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Red Noodle
55"5" x 5" 
Beans (Pole)
 Fortex
59"5" x 1' 1" 
Blueberry
 Ka-bluey
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Blueberry
 Jersey
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Blueberry
 Bluecrop
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Carrot 1123"3" x 5" 
Chamomile
 German Chamomile
67"7" x 11" 
Chives
 Chives
45"5" x 9" 
Chives (Garlic) 45"5" x 7" 
Cilantro 87"5" x 9" 
Corn
 Silver Queen
911"11" x 11" 
Corn
 Kandy Korn
911"11" x 11" 
Cover Crop
 Fava Beans / Oats Mix
615"3" x 7" 
Cress
 Purslane
305"5" x 5"Leaves are good as salad or cooking greens. Berries can substitute for capers when ripe. Plant between cornstalks for ground-cover; cut to harvest (to avoid damaging corn's shallow roots).
Cucumber
 Double Feature Trellised
21' 5"1' 5" x 11" 
Dill
 Dukat
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Flower
 Pelargonium - Attar of Rose
31' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Fruit (Bush)
 Spicebush
21' 11"3' 11" x 1' 11" 
Fruit (Bush)
 Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Garlic 185"3" x 9" 
Horseradish
 Horseradish
27"7" x 7"Grow in bottomless pot to contain spread.
Jerusalem Artichoke
 Potted Sunchoke
411"11" x 11" 
Lavender
 Munstead
61' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7" 
Leek 107"5" x 11" 
Lemon Balm 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bullet Organic
59"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch
49"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Parris Island Cos
89"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb
109"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Ibis
165"5" x 5" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Sails
193"3" x 5" 
Mache
 American Rapa - Even Star
187"7" x 7"Plant around cucumber bushes & under them if trellised. Good for cooking or salad green.
Marigold 167"7" x 7" 
Marjoram 117"5" x 9" 
Melon
 Charentais Trellised
11' 5"1' 5" x 11" 
Mint
 Spearmint
11' 2"1' 2" x 1' 2" 
Mint
 Chocolate
211"11" x 11" 
Mint
 Apple Mint
21' 2"1' 2" x 1' 2" 
Monarda 211"11" x 1' 7" 
Nasturtium
 Cook's Custom Mix
67"7" x 7" 
Nasturtium 211"11" x 11" 
Oats
 Sweetgrass
128"8" x 8" 
Onion 325"3" x 7" 
Oregano
 Summer Savory
69"9" x 9" 
Oregano
 Greek
21' 1"1' 1" x 1' 1" 
Oregano 37"5" x 9" 
Parsley 105"3" x 9" 
Parsley
 Chervil
69"9" x 9" 
Parsnip
 Parsley Root
65"5" x 7" 
Peas
 Sugar Snap
363"3" x 7"Grown on slanted trellis strings/netting along perpendicular edges of bed.
Pepper
 Big Bertha Grafted
411"11" x 11" 
Poached Egg Plant 83"3" x 3" 
Potatoes (Early)
 Yukon Gold
89"9" x 9" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red LaSoda
811"11" x 11" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 All Blue
89"9" x 9" 
Pumpkin
 Sugar Treat
12' 5"2' 5" x 2' 5" 
Pumpkin
 Rouge Vif D' Etampes
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Rosemary
 Tuscan Blue
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Sage 211"11" x 1' 3" 
Sorrel 411"11" x 11" 
Spinach
 Tyee (F1)
187"7" x 7" 
Spinach 87"7" x 7" 
Strawberry
 Tristar
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Strawberry
 Tribute
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
81' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Tarragon
 French
31' 3"1' 3" x 1' 3" 
Thyme
 Thyme
37"7" x 7" 
Thyme
 Lemon
211"11" x 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 San Marzano
21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Pear
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Peacevine
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Black Krim
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Brandywine Grafted
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
22' 5"2' 5" x 2' 5" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
 Sweet Woodruff
Basil
Bay
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto - Sister 3
Beans (Dry)
 True Red Cranberry
Beans (Pole)
 Rattlesnake
Beans (Pole)
 Chinese Red Noodle
Beans (Pole)
 Fortex
Blueberry
 Ka-bluey
Blueberry
 Jersey
Blueberry
 Bluecrop
Carrot
Chamomile
 German Chamomile
Chives
 Chives
Chives (Garlic)
Cilantro
Corn
 Silver Queen
Corn
 Kandy Korn
Cover Crop
 Fava Beans / Oats Mix
Cress
 Purslane
Cucumber
 Double Feature Trellised
Dill
 Dukat
Flower
 Pelargonium - Attar of Rose
Fruit (Bush)
 Spicebush
Fruit (Bush)
 Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry
Garlic
Horseradish
 Horseradish
Jerusalem Artichoke
 Potted Sunchoke
Lavender
 Munstead
Leek
Lemon Balm
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bullet Organic
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Parris Island Cos
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Bibb
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Ibis
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Sails
Mache
 American Rapa - Even Star
Marigold
Marjoram
Melon
 Charentais Trellised
Mint
 Spearmint
Mint
 Chocolate
Mint
 Apple Mint
Monarda
Nasturtium
 Cook's Custom Mix
Nasturtium
Oats
 Sweetgrass
Onion
Oregano
 Summer Savory
Oregano
 Greek
Oregano
Parsley
Parsley
 Chervil
Parsnip
 Parsley Root
Peas
 Sugar Snap
Pepper
 Big Bertha Grafted
Poached Egg Plant
Potatoes (Early)
 Yukon Gold
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red LaSoda
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 All Blue
Pumpkin
 Sugar Treat
Pumpkin
 Rouge Vif D' Etampes
Rosemary
 Tuscan Blue
Sage
Sorrel
Spinach
 Tyee (F1)
Spinach
Strawberry
 Tristar
Strawberry
 Tribute
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
Tarragon
 French
Thyme
 Thyme
Thyme
 Lemon
Tomato (Small)
 San Marzano
Tomato (Small)
 Yellow Pear
Tomato (Small)
 Peacevine
Tomato (Small)
 Black Krim
Tomato (Small)
 Brandywine Grafted
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby



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