| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Arugula
| 87 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Asparagus
| 7 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | Companion plant for dill. Perennial so they go dormant for part of the year. Dill can be harvested and used as a cover crop to reduce weeds while the asparagus gets established. |
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Beans (Bush Snap)
| 22 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beans (Pole)
| 31 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | Positioned on the outside of the chicken fence, the beans use the fence as a trellis . The native flowers on the other side of the fence protect the beans from chicken consumption but you may experience a slight decrease in yield due to this location. To me, happy chickens are worth decreased yield. |
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Beet
| 58 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Borage
| 4 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 11" | Located next to beehive for the bees to pollinate |
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Broccoli
| 6 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
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Buckwheat
| 26 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Cover crop to put organic matter and nitrogen back into soil |
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Cabbage (Fall Red)
| 3 | 2' 9" | 2' 7" x 2' 11" | |
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Carrot
| 58 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Chamomile
| 11 | 11" | 9" x 1' 3" | |
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Cilantro
| 2 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Collards
| 9 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Crimson Clover
| 112 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Cover crop to put nitrogen and organic matter back in soil |
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Dill
| 38 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Echinacea
| 4 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Feverfew
| 20 | 11" | 11" x 11" | cover crop, feeds bees |
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Flower
| 30 | 7" | 5" x 7" | native wildflowers line the wire fence around the chicken coop to give the chickens something to play/scratch in and to serve as a natural wall |
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Gaillardia
| 18 | 11" | 11" x 11" | cover crop |
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Kale
| 8 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | |
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Lemon Balm
| 2 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
| 29 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Marigold
| 28 | 7" | 7" x 7" | Cover Crop= Reduces pest pressures from zucchini the previous season, provides flowers for pollinators, builds organic matter. Chickens can eat/scratch into soil in late spring to mid summer |
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Marjoram
| 38 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Melon
| 3 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | Use trellis fromprevious bean crop. Reduce labor by leaving trellis in place year round |
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Mint
| 3 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Mustard
[cloche]
| 20 | 5" | 5" x 5" | |
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Nasturtium
| 10 | 11" | 11" x 11" | cover/trap crop |
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Oats
| 85 | 3" | 3" x 3" | located outside chicken coop. Chickens can play in and eat the oats as well as scratch the earth around the compost bin (to the right). Compost is located near chickens so person feeding them can throw them kitchen scraps at the same time as taking compost out. |
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Okra
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Onion
| 27 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Onions (Green)
| 29 | 3" | 3" x 3" | |
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Parsley
[cloche]
| 4 | 5" | 3" x 9" | Cloches used to extend growing season and to protect against frost, giving us increased output for the input |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
| 7 | 1' 5" | 1' 1" x 2' 5" | |
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Quinoa
| 6 | 1' 11" | 1' 5" x 2' 11" | |
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Rosemary
| 4 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Rye (Cereal)
| 193 | 3" | 3" x 3" | Winter crover crop to increase soil organic matter and reduce nematodes. Harvest seed for rye bread and let chickens scratch into soil around march |
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Spinach
| 19 | 7" | 5" x 11" | |
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Stevia
| 1 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Sunflower
| 9 | 11" | 11" x 11" | Cover crop= trap stink bugs, feed the birds, add organic material and can be harvested |
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Swiss Chard
| 9 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Tomato (Small)
| 6 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Watermelon
| 3 | 2' 11" | 2' 11" x 2' 11" | |
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Zucchini
| 5 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | |
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