Garden Plans > 2012: Ira's Little Garden

About this Garden Plan

This is a sample garden that Ira Wallace cooked up for her upcoming book on gardening year round in the southeast. This is the garden in May.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Acorn Community Farm
Garden Size: 16' 11" x 21' 11"
Garden Type: -
Garden Layout: -
Sun or Shade: -
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Pole) 219"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet 1375"3" x 7" 
Broccoli 161' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Carrot 3043"3" x 5" 
Corn 451' 1"11" x 1' 5"This is relay corn, several different varieties planted sequentially so as to yield fresh corn over a longer time.
Cover Crop 4755"3" x 7" 
Crowder Peas 605"5" x 1' 1" 
Cucumber 31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Garlic 1205"3" x 9" 
Kale 201' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Leek 367"5" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf) 2693"3" x 5" 
Mizuna 149"7" x 11" 
Mustard 1305"5" x 5" 
Onion (Fall planted) 605"5" x 9" 
Onion (Perennial) 605"5" x 5" 
Peas 2323"3" x 7" 
Pepper 121' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Potatoes (Maincrop) 81' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Spinach 927"5" x 11" 
Strawberry 81' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Sweet Potato 161' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tatsoi 97"7" x 7" 
Tomato (Small) 241' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

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