Garden Plans > 2020: Paz and Kyle

About this Garden Plan

Children's garden. No potatoes, perennials, or tall plants, as per garden rules. This garden has a "pizza and spaghetti" section, a "pickles" section, and other veggies that kids find tasty or fascinating. Also includes flowers in several interesting textures and colors - including snapdragons, that my grandma taught me to "snap" when I was a kid. :)

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Fort Frances, Ontario
Garden Size: 29' 11" x 39' 11"
Garden Type: Community garden
Garden Layout: Square Foot Garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Basil 311"11" x 11" 
Beans (Bush Snap) 155"5" x 5"Get 2 packets of bush beans (not just 15 seeds) and plant them every 6" around the teepees of beans and peas.
Beans (Pole)
 Tri-color Blend
365"5" x 5" 
Cabbage (Fall) 182' 5"2' 5" x 2' 5"It might be too late to start seed for 2025. Consider getting transplants at a nursery.
Crowder Peas 4005"5" x 1' 1"Try crowder peas or cowpeas as a dried bean. Prolific and less interesting to critters.
Cucumber
 Pickling
95"5" x 5"Plant pickling cukes around and inside a tomato cage 4-6" apart. Pick daily while they last!
Dill 37"5" x 9" 
Eggplant 31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Peas
 Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea
563"3" x 7"The chart is optimistic; pull in July and replant with bush beans or turnips.
Potatoes (Maincrop) 10011"11" x 11"Expect 1/2 lb per plant when you start out. You'll need about 10 lb seed to plant 100 plants. Check local feed store for seed.
Rye (Annual) 17763"3" x 3"Usually available at feed stores. Get 2-3 lb and broadcast by hand. Be sure to get ANNUAL rye.
Squash (Winter) 92' 5"2' 5" x 2' 5" 
Tomato (Small) 21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Buy at nursery

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beans (Pole)
 Tri-color Blend
Cabbage (Fall)
Crowder Peas
Cucumber
 Pickling
Dill
Eggplant
Peas
 Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Rye (Annual)
Squash (Winter)
Tomato (Small)



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