Garden Plans > 2018: Vegetable Garden

About this Garden Plan

2018 Big Garden first layout

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Garden Size: 92' 11" x 83' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: -
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Artichoke (Globe) 12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Asparagus 131' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Basil 17"5" x 9" 
Beans (Bush Snap) 1009"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Dry) 449"7" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Lima)
 Henderson Bush
239"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Lima) 469"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet
 Mammoth Red Mangel
405"3" x 7"Red Mengel Beet: Traditionally used for feeding livestock in the winter, this heirloom beet produces lush edible leaves and a root up to 20 pounds in weight! Average: 100 days. Planting: Plant in early spring, as soon as you can work the soil, 3/4 inch deep and 1 inch apart in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. For continuous harvest, make successive plantings every three weeks until midsummer. For winter storage, sow crop about 10 weeks before heavy freeze. The wrinkled "seedball" usually contains two to four viable seeds, making it necessary to thin to 3- to 4" spacing if you plan to harvest young, small or cylindrical-shaped roots, or 6" spacing for larger roots for winter storage. Begin thinning when seedlings are about 4 to 5 inches tall, and eat the thinning. Cut rather than pull plants when thinning to avoid disturbing roots of other plants. Unlike most root crops, beets can be started inside or in cold frames and transplanted into the garden. Use floating row covers to discourage insects early in the season. Keep well-weeded. Competition and uneven watering can make beets stringy and tough. Beets are closely related to Swiss chard and spinach. Avoid following these crops in rotation. Beets tolerate average to low fertility. Too much nitrogen will encourage top growth at the expense of root development. Best color and flavor develop under cool conditions and bright sun. When beets mature in warm weather, they are lighter colored, have less sugar and have more pronounced color zoning in the roots. Fluctuating weather conditions produce white zone rings in roots. Beets are biennials. Normally, they produce an enlarged root during their first season. Then after overwintering they produce a flower stalk. If they experience two to three weeks of temperatures below 45 F after they have formed several true leaves during their first season, a flower stalk may grow prematurely. Many newer varieties are less sensitive to this problem https://mypatriotsupply.com
Beet
 Jannis
805"3" x 7"Jannis Beet - Improved selection of Boltardy which performed extremely well for us last season. Good resistance to bolting so sow in March. Fine tasting globe shaped roots that are NIAB recommended. (tamarorganics.com)
Beet
 Bulls Blood
405"3" x 7"Bulls Blood - Grown for crimson salad leaves that are sweet, tasty and strikingly attractive. Roots can be eaten when young. Also popular as an ornamental plant in the border. Sow March to July in shallow drills 60 days 'Bull's Blood' is very attractive an commonly grown as an ornamental bedding plant. Since the tops of this variety are quite tasty, sweet and beautifully colored, they are also harvested when young and tender as a salad "green." Maturity is about thirty five days for tops and sixty days for the roots.
Black Currant 52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Borage 31' 1"11" x 1' 11" 
Buckwheat 703"3" x 3" 
Calendula 511"9" x 1' 11" 
Cantaloupe
 Tigger Melon
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Carrot 2083"3" x 5" 
Chamomile 111"9" x 1' 3" 
Chives (Garlic)
 [polytunnel]
45"5" x 7" 
Corn 921' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Cucumber 151' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Garlic 2035"3" x 9" 
Jerusalem Artichoke 101' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Can't find Jicama or how to add it to the Vegetables options
Lemon Balm 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Marjoram 107"5" x 9" 
Onion 2455"3" x 7" 
Other (Large)
 Jicama
41' 7"1' 7" x 1' 7" 
Plum (Dwarf) 211' 5"11' 5" x 11' 5" 
Potatoes (Early) 181' 3"1' 1" x 1' 7" 
Potatoes (Maincrop) 261' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Pumpkin
 Fairytale
52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Pumpkin 42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Quinoa 11' 11"1' 5" x 2' 11" 
Raspberry 402' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Spinach (Malabar) 1511"9" x 1' 1" 
Squash (Summer)
 Yellow Straightneck
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Sibley
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Spaghetti Squash
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Sweet Meat
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Lady Godiva
42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Butternut-Waltham
52' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Black Futsu
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Rare heirloom has unusual deeply ribbed and warty surface with a rind color ranging from orange to powdery blue to deep greenish-grey. 3- to 5-lb. fruits have bright orange, firm flesh with a nutty flavor that's been compared to chestnuts. Good for baking, soups, stews and roasting. Stores well. Great ornamental as well. 105 DAYS. Botanical Name: Cucurbita moschata 'Black Futzu' Height: 1 - 1 1/2 feet Spacing: 2 - 3 plants per hill or rows 6 - 10 feet apart, seed 6 - 12 inches apart. Depth: 1/2-1 inch Spread: 5 - 15 feet Light Required: Full sun Yield: Average/ 5 pumpkins per plant Color: Yellow blooms Foliage: Coarse medium green foliage. Fruit: Heavy ribs and unique warty texture. Bright orange flesh, firm texture, nutty flavor. Dimpled yellow inner rind. Outer skin starts dark green then becomes powdery chestnut in storage. 3-5 lb fruit. Zone: 3 - 9 annual Germination: 5-10 days at a soil temp of 70 degrees Form: Trailing/vine Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained soil, with pH between 5.8-6.8. Seed Count: Approximately 10 seeds per packet. Comments: Rare Japanese Heirloom. Unusual deeply ribbed and warty surface with a powdery blue rind color. Flavor has compared to chestnuts. Stores well, edible & highly ornamental.
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Bear
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Delicata
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Strawberry 241' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sweet Potato
 Molokai Purple
91' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sweet Potato 201' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Swiss Chard 101' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomatillo 62' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Tomato (Large) 141' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small) 101' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Zucchini 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Artichoke (Globe)
Asparagus
Basil
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beans (Dry)
Beans (Lima)
 Henderson Bush
Beans (Lima)
Beet
 Mammoth Red Mangel
Beet
 Jannis
Beet
 Bulls Blood
Black Currant
Borage
Buckwheat
Calendula
Cantaloupe
 Tigger Melon
Carrot
Chamomile
Chives (Garlic)
 [polytunnel]
Corn
Cucumber
Garlic
Jerusalem Artichoke
Lemon Balm
Marjoram
Onion
Other (Large)
 Jicama
Plum (Dwarf)
Potatoes (Early)
Potatoes (Maincrop)
Pumpkin
 Fairytale
Pumpkin
Quinoa
Raspberry
Spinach (Malabar)
Squash (Summer)
 Yellow Straightneck
Squash (Winter)
 Sibley
Squash (Winter)
 Spaghetti Squash
Squash (Winter)
 Sweet Meat
Squash (Winter)
 Lady Godiva
Squash (Winter)
 Butternut-Waltham
Squash (Winter)
 Black Futsu
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Bear
Squash (Winter)
 Delicata
Strawberry
Sweet Potato
 Molokai Purple
Sweet Potato
Swiss Chard
Tomatillo
Tomato (Large)
Tomato (Small)
Zucchini



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