| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Arugula
| 3 | 5" | 3" x 7" | start by seed |
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Basil
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 9" | start with a plant |
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Beans (Pole)
| 3 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | start with seeds; choose any variety you'd like; just make sure they are pole beans and not bush beans. Pole beans climb, bush beans do not. |
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Carrot
| 7 | 3" | 3" x 5" | start with seeds; once these are harvested you can plant additional seeds in there place for a second harvest later in the season |
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Chamomile
| 2 | 11" | 9" x 1' 3" | start with seeds |
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Chives
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 9" | start with a plant |
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Cilantro
| 2 | 7" | 5" x 9" | start with plant or seeds |
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Garlic
| 6 | 5" | 3" x 9" | plant in mid to late october after your last harvest of carrots are done. These will sprout in the spring and can be harvested in the summer. No need to protect them from freezing temps |
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Herb
| 2 | 7" | 5" x 9" | This is your culantro. I'm going to include some links on growing this and where to buy the seeds |
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Lemon Balm
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | start with a plant |
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Lemon Verbena
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 5" | start with a plant |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 3 | 3" | 3" x 5" | start with seeds or plants; choose any variety you'd like. I always like mixed leaf lettuces |
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Mint
| 1 | 7" | 5" x 9" | start with a plant |
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Nasturtium
| 4 | 11" | 11" x 11" | start with seeds or plants; you can swap out for any flower you'd like. |
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Onion
| 5 | 5" | 3" x 7" | start with seeds; you can choose any variety you'd like. Just stear clear of varieties that need to be overwintered. |
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Parsley
| 1 | 5" | 3" x 9" | start with a plant |
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Peas
Sugar
| 7 | 3" | 3" x 7" | start with seeds; I really like sugar snap peas; choose a climbing variety (most are) |
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Petunia
| 2 | 11" | 9" x 1' 1" | start with plants; you can replace with any flower you'd like, just be sure it will grow well in a shallow container. |
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Potatoes (Early)
| 2 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 7" | start with seed potatoes. You should be able to find them at a local nursery. I like Oakland Nurseries for this. Fingerling potatoes and red skinned potatoes are my favorite. I'll include a potato growing guide for you as well. :) |
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Rosemary
| 1 | 7" | 7" x 7" | start with a plant; don't overwater. Rosemary likes to dry out between waterings. The sage and lemon verbena should be able to tolerate drying out between waterings as well |
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Sage
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | start with a plant |
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Scallions
| 9 | 3" | 3" x 3" | start with seeds; plant them early before the potatoes start to sprout; this will give them plenty of space to grow. Once they are harvested the space will be freed up for the potatoes to grow into |
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Spinach
| 3 | 7" | 5" x 11" | start with seeds or plants |
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Thyme
| 1 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | start with a plant |