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Vegetables

Vegetables from sowing to harvest.

A vegetable catalog with sowing and spacing, tested companions and, further down, a planting plan that lays out your vegetables 3 to 5 years ahead.

Vegetables

All vegetables.

Every species has its own page: sowing, spacing, plants per square meter and harvest time.

LegumesLeafy greens and brassicasFruiting vegetablesRoots and alliumsPotatoesPerennials
TomatoSolanum lycopersicumsow indoors · February–Marchspacing 23½ in · 0.23 per sq ftCarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativusdirect sowing · March–Julyspacing 3½ in · 11.15 per sq ftCucumberCucumis sativusdirect sowing · May–Junespacing 15¾ in · 0.56 per sq ftPotatoSolanum tuberosumtuber / set · March–Mayspacing 13¾ in · 0.74 per sq ftLettuceLactuca sativadirect sowing · March–Augustspacing 11¾ in · 1.11 per sq ftOnionAllium cepabulb · March–April, October–Novemberspacing 4 in · 9.29 per sq ftPumpkinCucurbita peposow indoors · April–Mayspacing 39¼ in · 0.07 per sq ftGreen beanPhaseolus vulgarisdirect sowing · May–Junespacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftPepperCapsicum annuumsow indoors · February–Aprilspacing 15¾ in · 0.56 per sq ftPeaPisum sativumdirect sowing · March–Junespacing 4 in · 9.29 per sq ftRadishRaphanus sativusdirect sowing · April–Augustspacing 4 in · 9.29 per sq ftGarlicAllium sativumbulb · October–Decemberspacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftCabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitatasow indoors · February–Aprilspacing 15¾ in · 0.56 per sq ftBeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (Conditiva Group)direct sowing · March–Julyspacing 4 in · 9.29 per sq ftKohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodesdirect sowing · March–Julyspacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftWinter squashCucurbita maximadirect sowing · May–Junespacing 35½ in · 0.09 per sq ftLeekAllium ampeloprasum (Porrum Group)sow indoors · Februaryspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftEggplantSolanum melongenatransplant outdoors · May–Junespacing 23½ in · 0.28 per sq ftKaleBrassica oleracea var. sabellicasow indoors · Marchspacing 17¾ in · 0.46 per sq ftScarlet runner beanPhaseolus coccineusdirect sowing · May–Junespacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftCeleriacApium graveolens var. rapaceumsow indoors · Marchspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftFava beanVicia fabadirect sowing · March–Mayspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftSpinachSpinacia oleraceadirect sowing · March–May, August–Septemberspacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftSwiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (Cicla Group)direct sowing · April–Julyspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftSweet cornZea mays var. saccharatatransplant outdoors · May–Junespacing 15¾ in · 0.56 per sq ftArugulaEruca vesicariadirect sowing · April–Septemberspacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftBroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicasow indoors · February–Junespacing 23½ in · 0.28 per sq ftMelonCucumis melosow indoors · April–Mayspacing 39¼ in · 0.09 per sq ftAsparagusAsparagus officinalisbare-root · March–Aprilspacing 17¾ in · 0.46 per sq ftBelgian endiveCichorium intybus (Witloof Group)direct sowing · May–Junespacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftBok choyBrassica rapa (Chinensis Group)sow indoors · March–Mayspacing 9¾ in · 1.49 per sq ftBroccoli rabeBrassica rapa (Ruvo Group)direct sowing · April–Augustspacing 6 in · 4.09 per sq ftBrussels sproutsBrassica oleracea var. gemmiferasow indoors · February–Aprilspacing 23½ in · 0.28 per sq ftButternut squashCucurbita moschatasow indoors · Aprilspacing 39¼ in · 0.09 per sq ftCauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytissow indoors · March–Aprilspacing 19¾ in · 0.37 per sq ftCeleryApium graveolens var. dulcesow indoors · March–Aprilspacing 9¾ in · 1.49 per sq ftCorn saladValerianella locustadirect sowing · March–April, Septemberspacing 4 in · 9.29 per sq ftEndiveCichorium endiviadirect sowing · May–Augustspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftFlorence fennelFoeniculum vulgare var. azoricumdirect sowing · June–Julyspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftGarden cressLepidium sativumsow indoors · January–Decemberspacing 2 in · 37.16 per sq ftGlobe artichokeCynara cardunculus var. scolymussow indoors · February–Aprilspacing 39¼ in · 0.09 per sq ftHamburg parsleyPetroselinum crispum var. tuberosumdirect sowing · March–Aprilspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftHorseradishArmoracia rusticanaroot-balled · March–Augustspacing 23½ in · 0.28 per sq ftNapa cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensisdirect sowing · March–Augustspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftParsnipPastinaca sativadirect sowing · March–Mayspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftRadicchioCichorium intybus (Radicchio Group)sow indoors · April–Mayspacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftRhubarbRheum rhabarbarumbare-root · November–Marchspacing 35½ in · 0.09 per sq ftRutabagaBrassica napus var. napobrassicadirect sowing · May–Junespacing 9¾ in · 1.49 per sq ftSweet potatoIpomoea batatastransplant outdoors · May–Junespacing 11¾ in · 1.02 per sq ftTurnipBrassica rapa subsp. rapadirect sowing · March–Augustspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ftWatermelonCitrullus lanatussow indoors · Aprilspacing 35½ in · 0.09 per sq ftWelsh onionAllium fistulosumdirect sowing · March–Augustspacing 7¾ in · 2.32 per sq ft

Companions

Good and bad neighbors.

Which crops help each other in the bed and which are better kept apart. The reason is on each plant’s page.

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Ready-made bed combinations

Why rotate

The same family never two years running.

Plants of one family share diseases and pests and take the same things from the soil. That is why they come back to the same spot only after a few years.

1

Groups by feeding needs

Heavy feeders go to the manured spot, followed by medium feeders, then light feeders and finally legumes, which add nitrogen to the soil.

2

A family stays together

Crops of one family move together, so they return to the same spot only after a full cycle.

3

Potatoes and tomatoes

Potatoes are a separate group in the planting plan, but they belong to one family with tomatoes and peppers (nightshades). Never one right after the other in one bed.

⛓ nightshades