Garden Plans > 2014: RRVH Garden

About this Garden Plan

This was the first year for this garden. We tilled the sod, made it into rows, and added a little compost. The cucumber beetles and squash bugs were awful, considering it was the first year! But we had no problems with blight, which is a major problem in our Bangor garden.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: First Year Garden Orrington, Maine
Garden Size: 36' 5" x 14' 8"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Pole)
 Blue Lake Pole
299"5" x 1' 1"planted mid-August with fingers crossed; hard frost on 9-17-14 killed them
Borage 11' 1"11" x 1' 11" 
Brussels Sprouts
 Roodnerf
61' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Best yet.
Brussels Sprouts
 Igor Organic
61' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Best yet.
Cauliflower
 Snow Crown
21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"2 huge heads on 2 plants!
Flower 17"5" x 7" 
Flower 17"5" x 7" 
Lavender 11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7" 
Lettuce (Crisphead) 69"7" x 11"Seeded late July. Poor. Birds ate seeds.
Lettuce (Leaf) 153"3" x 5"Seeded late July. Fair-to-fairly good.
Peas
 Snow Sweet
503"3" x 7"Planted mid-August, survived the frost to produce a few peas.
Potatoes (Maincrop) 141' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Seed potatoes from Aubuchon. Very good.
Pumpkin
 Long Pie Pumpkin
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"XP from seed 5 long pies
Pumpkin
 Charisma PMR (F1)
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"XP from seed 2 nice Jack O' Lanterns
Squash (Summer) 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Pattypans from Lowe's. Good crop. Arlo's favorite first food!
Squash (Winter)
 Metro PMR (F1)
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"#1 crop this year! XP from my seed. Picked 14 butternut squash.
Squash (Winter)
 Delicata
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Very good, picked half a dozen
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Bear
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Small variety, from Lowe's. Good. Picked 8.
Tomato (Large)
 Bush Goliath
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Ditto.
Tomato (Large)
 Bush Early Girl Hybrid
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"From Lowe's. Determinate. Very good!

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beans (Pole)
 Blue Lake Pole
Borage
Brussels Sprouts
 Roodnerf
Brussels Sprouts
 Igor Organic
Cauliflower
 Snow Crown
Flower
Flower
Lavender
Lettuce (Crisphead)
Lettuce (Leaf)
Peas
 Snow Sweet
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Pumpkin
 Long Pie Pumpkin
Pumpkin
 Charisma PMR (F1)
Squash (Summer)
Squash (Winter)
 Metro PMR (F1)
Squash (Winter)
 Delicata
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Bear
Tomato (Large)
 Bush Goliath
Tomato (Large)
 Bush Early Girl Hybrid



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