Garden Plans > 2015: Upper Garden

About this Garden Plan

Here are the plans for the upper garden. There are 8 plots of raised beds. The main crops are carrots, beans, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, cabbage and peas.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Dublin Shore
Garden Size: 47' 11" x 91' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus 321' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Beans (Dry)
 Orca
889"7" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Dry)
 Kenearly Yellow Eye
889"7" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Dry)
 Jacob's Cattle
869"7" x 1' 1" 
Beet 1145"3" x 7" 
Broccoli 241' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Cabbage (Fall)
 Stonehead
61' 0"2' 6" x 2' 10"Planted 2 dozen Stonehead cabbage seeds.
Cabbage (Fall) 62' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11" 
Carrot
 Touchon
11783"3" x 5" 
Carrot
 Rainbow mix
2643"3" x 5"Planted a row of Vesey's rainbow mix May16 White and purple carrots too
Celery 197"5" x 11" 
Corn
 Luscious
731' 1"11" x 1' 5"Planted last 4 rows of corn. May 14 Luscious, mid season bi colour Vesey's seeds
Corn 361' 1"11" x 1' 5"Kristine Hirtle asked for corn. first two rows planted with my seed.
Cucumber 181' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Flower 497"5" x 7"Red tulips planted in November Plant peas after harvest
Kale 471' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Leek 267"5" x 11"Planted 80 leek plants March 12
Nasturtium 1911"11" x 11" 
Onion (Perennial) 45"5" x 5"Egyptian walking onions
Oregano 407"5" x 9" 
Peas 18223"3" x 7"Plant rows one week apart Place pea frames in row 2 weeks after planting Planted first two rows May 1 First two rows are up May 14 planted next 2 rows
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Russet Burbank
221' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Dug 2 rows of Russets Aug. 8
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 White Fingerlings
441' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Potatoes (Maincrop) 441' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
221' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Planted first row of potatoes. Kennebec. 2 kg. bag of Mackenzie seed from Canadian Tire. $7.00 100 to 110 days. Middle of August? Dug potatoes Aug. 1
Radish 1743"3" x 7" 
Tomato (Large)
 Roma
531' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted Roma seeds March 7. Transplanted 14 Roma plants into coffee cups March 20
Tomato (Large)
 Mennonite Orange
181' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"80 days indeterminate
Tomato (Large)
 Black Prince
181' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"March 2 planted 28 Black Prince tomato seeds.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Asparagus
Beans (Dry)
 Orca
Beans (Dry)
 Kenearly Yellow Eye
Beans (Dry)
 Jacob's Cattle
Beet
Broccoli
Cabbage (Fall)
 Stonehead
Cabbage (Fall)
Carrot
 Touchon
Carrot
 Rainbow mix
Celery
Corn
 Luscious
Corn
Cucumber
Flower
Kale
Leek
Nasturtium
Onion (Perennial)
Oregano
Peas
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Russet Burbank
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 White Fingerlings
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Kennebec
Radish
Tomato (Large)
 Roma
Tomato (Large)
 Mennonite Orange
Tomato (Large)
 Black Prince



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