| Vegetable | Plant Time | Amount (family of 4) |
Special Notes | Plant Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artichoke | Year ’round | 3 – 4 plants | Permanent, perennial. |
4″ Pots |
| Beans, lima | May – June | 15 – 25 ft. row | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
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| Beans, String | April – May Then later again in July and August | 15 – 25 ft. row | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. Can be planted more than once/year for a continuous harvest. |
From Starts or Seeds |
| Cantaloupes/Other melons | April – June | 5 – 10 hills | Soil must be warm. |
From Starts or Seeds |
| Carrots | Year ’round | 20 – 30 ft. row | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. Can be planted more than once/year for a continuous harvest. |
From Seeds |
| Chives | Year ’round | 1 clump | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
From Starts or Seeds |
| Corn, sweet | April – July | 20 – 30 ft. row | Can be planted more than once/year for a continuous harvest. Soil must be warm. |
From Starts or Seeds |
| Cucumbers | April – July | 6 plants | N/A |
From Seeds |
| Eggplant | April – June | 4 – 6 plants | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
From Starts |
| Okra | May | 10 – 20 ft. row | N/A |
From Starts |
| Parsley | Year ’round | 1 – 2 plants | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
From Starts |
| Parsnips | May – July | 10 – 15 ft. row | N/A |
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| Peppers | April – July | 5 – 10 plants | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown |
From Starts |
| Pumpkins | April – June | 1 – 3 plants | N/A |
From Starts or seeds |
| Radishes | Year ’round | 4 ft. row | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. Can be planted more than once/year for a continuous harvest. |
From Seed |
| Squash, summer | April – July | 2 – 4 plants | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
From Starts or seeds |
| Squash, winter | June – September | 2 – 4 plants | Known as winter Squash because it stores over winter but it grows in summer-fall. |
From Starts or seeds |
| Strawberries | June – September | 12+ plants | Bare root in November – 6-Pack arriving in Feb. |
6-Packs Soon |
| Tomatoes | March – July | 6 – 10 plants | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. Weather permitting, starting in March is possible. |
From Starts |
| Turnips | February – August | 10 – 15 ft. row | Suitable for a small garden if compact varieties are grown. |
From Starts |
| Watermelons | April – June | 6 plants | N/A |
From Seeds |
