Garden Plans > 2017: Bosse Garden

About this Garden Plan

Back yard mini farm

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: St. Charles IL
Garden Size: 50' 0" x 60' 9"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Partial Shade
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Asparagus 201' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"uncovered 3-15. First shoots 4/4
Beans (Bush Snap) 129"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole) 129"5" x 1' 1" 
Beet 405"3" x 7"Planted Chioggia (funky), Detroit Dark Red (fat), and Cylindra (long and skinny) seeds outside 4/11
Blueberry
 Northland
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"planted top hat and blue sunshine out front 3/28/17. Transplanted Northland out front 3/29
Broccoli 61' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"planted 3/6 indoors
Cabbage (Fall) 42' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11" 
Cantaloupe 22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Carrot 1653"3" x 5"Planted Cosmic Purple, Scarlet Nantes (skinny), Oxheart (fat), Dragon (purple) outside 4/11
Chili Pepper 121' 1"11" x 1' 3"started 3/21
Corn 81' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Cucumber 61' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Took a long time to come up. Maybe start again in peat pots.
Eggplant 41' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"started 3/6
Endive 129"7" x 11"Started regular and meux, also escarole 4/10
Garlic 605"3" x 9"Uncovered and already growing 4/1
Hops
 Magnum
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Hops
 Glacier
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Hops
 Willamette
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Hops
 Mt Hood
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Hops
 Cenntenial
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"Found first buds 3/22
Hops
 Cascade
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"Uncovered 3/22
Hops
 Chinook
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"Sold lots of rhizomes this year, at least 26.
Hops
 Crystal
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Hops
 Columbus
14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11"Stunted growth on a few plants possibly caused by aphids. Preemptive spray neem oil next spring.
Horseradish 41' 1"1' 1" x 1' 1"Came up end of March. Top dressed with coop poop
Kale 41' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Started3/6 planted outside 4/11
Leek 97"5" x 11"started 3/7. Planted outside 4/11 Some of the leeks from last year came back but are struggling. Some froze and got mushy.
Lettuce (Crisphead) 209"7" x 11"started 3/7 started more 4/10 because seedlings were destroyed by heavy rain and hail. Planted 8 biggest plants outside 4/11
Mizuna 79"7" x 11"Started Mizuna 4/10 and Japanese and Southern 4/11
Onion 405"3" x 7"Started 72 red,white,& yellow 2/4. Planted seedlings and bulbs out 4/9.
Onion (Red) 305"3" x 7"started more 2/11 and 2/18 and 3/6 Planted seedlings and bulbs out 4/9.
Onions (Green) 453"3" x 3"Japanese onions? started 2/11. Planted out 4/9.
Parsnip 147"7" x 11"parsnips from last year came back and are doing well. Planted Harris Model outside 4/11
Peas 303"3" x 7"Planted direct 4/4
Pepper 121' 1"11" x 1' 3"Started 3/21.
Potatoes (Maincrop) 121' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Planted sliced seed potatoes 4/10
Pumpkin 22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Raspberry
 Latham Summer Bearing
62' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11"Not thinned enough this year. Try 1 plant per square foot next year. Jap beetles are terrible this year. Set up a trap in the chicken area.
Shallots 205"3" x 5"started Zebrune 2/4 and 3/6. Planted bulbs 4/9 planted Zebrune 4/11
Squash (Summer) 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter) 22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Strawberry
 Mara Des Bois
141' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Planted 10 Quinault out front 4/9.
Sunflower 411"11" x 11" 
Sweet Potato 121' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Large) 101' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Started 3/22
Zucchini 11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

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