- Vegetable Garden Plans and Planting Guides
Design plans source: The Old Farmer's Almanac
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of planting and harvest times for your area. Remember, you can substitute plants
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Plan 1 Vegetable Garden - with fruit and flowers
Plant List
| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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| Beans
(Bush Snap) *Haricots Vert Bean, Bush |
49 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Carrot | 54 | 1" | 1" x 11" | |
| Carrot *Yaya Carrot |
54 | 1" | 1" x 11" | |
| Chives | 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Cilantro | 20 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Cucumber *Green Finger Cucumber |
6 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Dill | 18 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Eggplant *Ping Tung Long Eggplant |
2 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 5" | |
| Garlic | 9 | 5" | 5" x 11" | |
| Kale | 4 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Onion | 12 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
| Onions (Red) | 14 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
| Peas *Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea |
69 | 1" | 1" x 5" | |
| Pepper *Sweet Banana Pepper |
2 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Pepper *Lipstick Rd Pepper, Sweet Mid |
2 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Radish | 28 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Raspberry | 1 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 4' 0" | |
| Rosemary | 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Sage | 3 | 11" | 11" x 1' 6" | |
| Sorrel | 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Strawberry | 9 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Sunflower | 5 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Thyme | 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Tomato
(Small) *Sakura Red Cherry Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" | |
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(Small) *Sungold Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" | |
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(Small) *Blush Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" | |
| Tomato
(Small) *Brad's Atomic Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" |
Planting Times
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| Peas *Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea |
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(Small) *Blush Tomato |
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Vegetable and Flower Garden Plan 2
Plant List
| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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| Arugula *Surrey/Esmee Arugula |
45 | 1" | 1" x 5" | |
| Basil | 5 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Beans
(Bush Snap) *Haricots Vert Bean, Bush |
23 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Beet *Touchstone Gold Beet |
23 | 3" | 3" x 11" | |
| Broccoli *BC 1611 Baby Broccoli |
14 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Calendula | 7 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Celeriac | 7 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Chives | 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Dahlia *Karma Mix Dahlia |
4 | 1' 8" | 1' 7" x 1' 11" | |
| Dahlia *Bridal Bouquet Mix Dahlia |
4 | 1' 8" | 1' 7" x 1' 11" | |
| Flower *Cherokee Sunset Rudbeckia |
7 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Garlic | 28 | 5" | 5" x 11" | |
| Lettuce
(Crisphead) *Vulcan Red Leaf Lettuce |
3 | 7" | 7" x 11" | |
| Lettuce
(Crisphead) Nevada |
3 | 9" | 7" x 11" | |
| Lettuce
(Crisphead) *Green Butterhead Lettuce |
3 | 7" | 7" x 11" | |
| Lettuce
(Leaf) *Lettuce Mix |
23 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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(Green) *Green Scallion |
4 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
| Oregano | 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Peas *Green Arrow Shelling Pea |
76 | 1" | 1" x 5" | |
| Peas *Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea |
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| Pepper *Yellow Bell Pepper |
1 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Pepper Lunchbox Orange (OG) |
2 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
| Pepper *Orange Bell Pepper |
2 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Pepper *Red Bell Pepper |
3 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Rosemary | 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Sage *Common Sage - new |
1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 6" | |
| Salvia *Blue Queen Salvia - P |
7 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Shallots | 12 | 7" | 7" x 11" | |
| Squash
(Summer) *Smth Op Yellow Summer Squash |
4 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
| Sunflower *Titan Sunflower |
1 | 1' 6" | 1' 6" x 1' 6" | |
| Sunflower *Firecracker Sunflower |
2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Tarragon | 1 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
| Thyme | 2 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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(Large) *Sunkist - Marmalade Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" | |
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(Small) *Sungold Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" | |
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(Small) Red Cherry |
2 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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(Small) *Sunrise Bumble Bee Tomato |
2 | 1' 10" | 1' 10" x 1' 10" |
Planting Times
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(Crisphead) *Green Butterhead Lettuce |
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(Large) *Sunkist - Marmalade Tomato |
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(Small) *Sunrise Bumble Bee Tomato |
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Garden Plan 3 - Large Raised Bed Community Vegetable Garden (Or a very large backyard vegetable garden)
Plant List
Measurements in cm.
| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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| Basil | 12 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
| Beetroot | 20 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
| Cabbage (Summer Red) | 64 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
| Carrot | 72 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
| Celery | 16 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | |
| Coriander | 8 | 20cm | 15cm x 25cm | |
| Fennel (Herb) | 4 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
| Kale | 71 | 40cm | 35cm x 45cm | |
| Lettuce (Headed) | 88 | 25cm | 20cm x 30cm | |
| Lettuce (Loose Leaf) | 168 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | |
| Mustard | 1 | 15cm | 15cm x 15cm | |
| Onion | 45 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
| Radish | 21 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | |
| Spinach | 10 | 25cm | 15cm x 30cm | |
| Spinach (Perpetual) | 6 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
| Swiss Chard | 8 | 35cm | 30cm x 40cm | |
| Tomato (Cherry) | 4 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm | |
| Tomato (Regular) | 5 | 50cm | 45cm x 60cm |
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Plan 4 - Petite Veggie Patch - I would use several of these patches around the yard, among the flower beds.
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| Beet | 7 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
| Broccoli | 3 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
| Cabbage (Fall) | 2 | 2' 9" | 2' 7" x 2' 11" | |
| Carrot | 8 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
| Collards | 3 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
| Johnny Jump Up | 5 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
| Kale | 3 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | |
| Lettuce (Leaf) | 6 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
| Onion (Fall planted) | 6 | 5" | 5" x 9" | |
| Onions (Red) | 6 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
| Pansy | 2 | 9" | 9" x 9" | |
| Radish | 15 | 3" | 3" x 7" | |
| Swiss Chard | 6 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" |
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