Garden Plans > 2022: Side Yard Bed C

About this Garden Plan

3 of 4 parts to right side of yard garden. 4 year crop rotation to prevent pests and disease **Average Last Frost April 25 **Average First Frost October 20** Bed A - Nightshades & Alliums with herbs Bed B - Brassicas & Umbels with herbs Bed C - Legumes & Goosefoots with herbs Bed D - Cucurbits & Composites with herbs no tomatoes with bush beans / no garlic, or onions with beans or peas / no mint, or onions with asparagus / no pole beans, or mustard with beets / no celery, anise, or dill with carrots / no cucumber, pumpkin, radish, sunflower, squash, or tomatoes with potatoes / no cabbage with strawberries / no cabbage, cauliflower, corn, dill, potatoes with tomatoes / no corn with tomatoes / no kale with basil / no onions, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, mustard, cress, chives, garlic, or leeks with beans ***Do Not Work Around Plants When Wet*** **Beans/Peas - not near black walnut - direct sow 5/9-6/6 **Garlic - direct sow 3/28-5/9 **Peanuts - not near black walnuts - direct sow 5/9-5/30 **Spinach - not near black walnut, start indoors 2/21-4/4, transplant 4/4-5/16, direct sow 4/4-5/9, fall start indoors 8/4-8/18, transplant 8/18-9/22, direct sow 8/25-9/8 **Swiss Chard - not near black walnut - direct sow 4/4-5/23 & 8/25-9/29

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: United States
Garden Size: 79' 11" x 60' 0"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Traditional layout - rows etc
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Light / Sandy soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Agastache
 Anise
6911"11" x 11"produce a pungent flavored herb that resembles fennel and licorice, and it is used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. This sweet-smelling herb is commonly found in Indian, and Asian cuisine. The anise herb is also frequently used to flavor liqueurs such as arak, aguardiente, ouzo, and sambuca.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Purple Queen
309"5" x 1' 1"51 days 6-in. pods robed in deep, glossy purple are easy to see (and pick) in the garden and make a stunning presentation on the dinner plate. Improved yields and disease resistance over older varieties. Plants are extremely attractive, with purple blooms and pods showcased against purple-tinged, dark green foliage.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Red Swan
299"5" x 1' 1"55 days Rosy red-purple, stringless pods stand out on the vigorous green plants—and they make harvest easy. A cross between a purple snap bean and pinto bean, Red Swan's vigorous plants produce high yields of Romano-type, flattened pods that are meaty and flavorful. They're wonderful when steamed, canned or cooked into your favorite recipes. Their color turns bright green with cooked.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Tongues of Fire Horto
289"5" x 1' 1"56 Days A magnificent snap bean when picked at 5" (56 days). Pods are flat and a lovely pale green with reddish-purple streaks with an unusual beany flavor. Irresistible in the green shell stage (75 days). Or leave to full maturity to yield a wonderful, flavorful dry baking bean. Seeds are large, round and buff colored with red splashes and dots. Plants are robust with dark green foliage and lovely pink blossoms.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Grenada
309"5" x 1' 1"58 days Bush bean plants produce high yields of 6 1/2 in., pencil-thin beans that have an intense green bean flavor and retain their texture when sautéed, steamed or boiled. Seeds are slow to develop, so you'll have a longer harvest window. Plants exhibit better disease resistance than older varieties, and Grenada has shown a high tolerance to bacterial brown spot.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Capitano
289"5" x 1' 1"62 Day. Bush. Romano. You won't find a prettier creamy yellow Romano bean. Plus, Capitano beans have a delicious, full flavor and a smooth, tender, stringless texture. The pods, which are 4-1/2 to 5 inches long and 1/2 inch across, shower the upright, bushy plants with heavy crops of tasty beans. Pods exhibit their golden color even when pods are small. White seeded.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Cherokee
239"5" x 1' 1"60 days Striking black beans produce this beautifully yellow, 5-6" long round pod. Completely stringless at all stages, Cherokee Wax Beans are delicious fresh, canned or frozen.
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Contender
239"5" x 1' 1"49 days starts producing nearly a week ahead of most bean varieties. Bears plenty of 6- to 8-in. stringless pods that cook up tender and with a good green bean flavor. also a good choice for the fall garden. Exhibits good disease and heat tolerance. Bush plants have an upright form and require no staking.
Beans (Dry)
 Garbanzo
429"7" x 1' 1"65 Days Also known as 'Chick Pea'. A large tan bean with nut-like flavor which keeps its shape well when cooked. The erect, bush-type plants have an appearance unlike any other bean plant. Use as a shell bean or allow to dry (100 days) and store. Well suited for drought areas but not for extreme Northern climates.
Beans (Dry)
 Hidatsa Red Indian
189"7" x 1' 1"80 Days Originally introduced to the gardening world in the early 1900's as part of a collection of seeds used by the Hidatsa American Indian tribe in the Missouri River Valley. This bush bean is a small dark red bean that tastes similar to a kidney bean.
Beans (Dry)
 Chili Bean Mix
409"7" x 1' 1"85-100 days The perfect combination of chili beans all in one packet! This three bean blend of Soldier, Jacob's Cattle and Light Red Kidney meld together to be used in a variety of dishes. All reliable producers that hold up well when cooked.
Beans (Dry)
 Black Turtle
219"7" x 1' 1"85 Days Favored in Latin American and Caribbean cuisine. Vigorous, dwarf, bush-type plants bear heavy yields of small black beans, 7-8 per pod. The young pods are crisp and tender and may be used as snap beans if picked early. Grows well in all regions except extreme North.
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto
219"7" x 1' 1"90 Day. Pole. Essential bean in Mexican dishes. Pods are borne close to the crowns of half-runner-type plants that can be grown as a pole bean. Medium-sized beans are light buff-colored speckled with brown. Delicious flavor and texture - thin-skinned, yet cook up firm and tender. Also an excellent shell bean.
Beans (Dry)
 Vermont Cranberry
219"7" x 1' 1"60 Days Unduplicated quality, reliability, and hardiness have made it our most popular bush shelling bean since our beginnings in the seventies. Useful as either a fresh shell bean (60 days) or dry bean (85 days). Brightly colored, red-mottled, 6" long pods are borne on vigorous, upright bush-type plants. Their sweet, succulent flavor is wonderful in soups, for baking and in a variety of other recipes.
Beans (Dry)
 Jacob'S Cattle Gold
219"7" x 1' 1"80 Days A cross between Jacob's Cattle and Paint. The bean is dark golden with white blotches. It has exceptional cooking qualities with a great flavor. The beans are borne on vigorous 24" bushes with each pod containing 6-8 beans.
Beans (Dry)
 Navy Pea
219"7" x 1' 1"85 Day. Pole. A staple food for the U.S. Navy in the early 20th century this plant is also called Navy Bean. Small, semi-vining plants produce small pure white oval beans. Used in traditional dishes such as baked beans, stews, and even baked in pies!
Beans (Lima)
 Dixie White Butter Pea
349"5" x 1' 1"75 days small, white, nearly round limas that will melt in your mouth. Pods are 5″ long and have 3 to 4 beans per pod. Plants have a bush growing habit and will reach approx. 20″ tall. Excellent for soups and baking. Delicious and prolific, high-yielding home garden variety.
Beans (Lima)
 Dixie Speckled Butter Pea
349"5" x 1' 1"76 Day. Bush. Small-Seeded Lima. Superb flavor - very sweet and tender. Vigorous 21" tall plants bear high yields of shell beans with unduplicated qualities. Let the beans dry (90days) on the vine for an excellent baking bean. Ideal for soups and bean salads, too. Sets well in hot weather and grows well in drought areas.
Beans (Lima)
 Henderson
349"5" x 1' 1"65 Day. Bush. Lima. An early, reliable, prolific, easy picker! Excellent canned or frozen, and ideal for all market gardeners. Produces a continuous crop from the time it begins to bear until heavy frost. Pods are 3" long, containing 3 or 4 tender-sweet beans. Fine for dry winter use as well.
Beans (Lima)
 Fordhook 242
349"5" x 1' 1"75 Day. Bush. Lima. tender, juicy, and butter-sweet. Dwarf habit and great yields make it ideal for the small home gardener. Pods grow profusely in clusters and are set high off the ground at foliage level thus avoiding rot. Bears throughout the season until frost. Outstanding freezing bean.
Beans (Pole)
 Blauhilde
409"5" x 1' 1"55 Day. Pole. This purple-skinned bean turns dark green when cut and cooked. Flowers are purple and very attractive. Excellent ornamental. It was on our cover in previous years.
Beans (Pole)
 Ferrari
409"5" x 1' 1"55 Days - French Filet produces high yields of slender, straight, round, medium green pods that are stringless and have great flavor. Excellent for freezing or canning. good shelf life and are excellent served fresh from the garden. Plants are erect and have good disease resistance.
Blackberry 232' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"The Cheyenne Blackberry plant produces large, fresh blackberries that taste absolutely delicious right from the backyard! This blackberry is mostly thornless, making it perfect for easy picking!
Blueberry 342' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Coreopsis
 Marshmallow
202' 0"1' 6" x 2' 0"The original source of an Egyptian confection that evolved into today’s marshmallows. The roots and velvety leaves have been eaten as a vegetable for centuries, often fried with onion and garlic. 3-4 foot stems of 1-2 inch, white-to-pink flowers are reminiscent of hollyhocks, to which this plant is related. Also renowned in various folk cultures for its medicinal properties.
Cornflower 607"7" x 7"Cornflower is also known as Bachelor’s Button. Flowers are deep blue, and plants grow to 36 inches tall. Suitable for cutting, beds and borders, flower mixtures, and the pollinator garden. Flowers attract honey bees and wild bees. The flower petals are edible and can be sprinkled on salads, cottage cheese and desserts.
Crimson Clover 174773"3" x 3" 
Fennel (Herb)
 Caraway
301' 1"11" x 1' 3"75 days Caraway is a biennial herb that produces smooth, finely cut green leaves with little delicate and fragrant white flowers. This furrowed stem plant produces edible flowers and roots. Caraway has a delicious unique flavor that is great to use in baking and preserving.
Garlic
 German Porcelain (Northern Whi
2095"3" x 9" 
Lemongrass 342' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11"75 days The deliciously fresh, citrus lemon flavor of the Lemongrass is a very popular herb variety for its many different culinary uses. This lemongrass variety can be used to flavor teas, beverages, soups, and many other dishes. The lemongrass plant can reach up to 6 feet tall.
Mint
 beefsteak plant
547"5" x 9"80-85 days common culinary herb features attractive reddish purple leaves and a flavor that has been likened to a blend of coriander, cinnamon and citrus. Sometimes called Red Mint, the culinary uses of this powerhouse herb are almost endless--from salads, to sushi to pickling!
Mint 1447"5" x 9" 
Monarda 7011"11" x 1' 7"The Wild Bergamot Monarda is the best bee balm for dry locations and produces beautiful violet blooms that have a wonderful scent! This variety has great mid-summer blooms, later than any other Monardas. The Wild Bergamot will attract a large amount of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds!
Osteospermum
 Milk Thistle
202' 0"2' 0" x 2' 0"an annual that grows 3 to 7 feet tall with lettuce-like leaves and spikey, purple flowers. Milk thistle seed is typically decocted as milk thistle tea. or powdered for tinctures or encapsulated. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable. Milk thistle supports the liver's natural detoxification process.*
Peanut
 Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts
1057"7" x 2' 0"110 days Tennessee Red Valencia is a delicious, high yielding peanut with papery red seed covers! This easy to grow peanut variety produces two to five kernels per long pod. Tennessee Red peanuts are the most popular Valencia peanut variety grown today, as it is a heavy yielder. The Tennessee Red Valencia is known for their slightly smaller size and sweeter taste in comparison with Virginia or Spanish peanuts.
Peas
 Sugar Heart
513"3" x 7"62 days The Sugar Snap Pea is a garden staple pea that has unmatchable taste! This variety has tall vines that with support can grow up to 6 feet plus! The Sugar Snap Pea plant produces 3" long pods that are a 1/2" across, and bear over a long picking period. This is pea is so tasty that people will eat it directly after picking! Sugar Snap yields well in both hot and cold weather.
Peas
 Sugar Sprint Snap
513"3" x 7"62 Days Incredibly sweet, tender, stringless pods. Plants begin producing quite early. Vigorous plants are Powdery Mildew resistant, grow to 2 to 2-1/2" and produce loads of delicious, 3" pods over a period of several weeks. Great for eating fresh, steamed or tossed into a stir fry. These compact plants do not require fencing or trellising, but we've found them much easier to find and pick when they're grown on some support.
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
513"3" x 7"70 Days Versatile snap pea - eat them at any stage. Sweet, crisp, tender, juicy pods are delicious whole, or shell them and use like regular garden peas. Productive, 5' tall plants display incredible cold tolerance (down to 20 degrees F) as well as heat tolerance. Resistant to Powdery Mildew.
Peas
 Oregon Sugar Pod II
513"3" x 7"64 Days Succulent, tender snow pea - perfect for Asian cuisine. Widely adapted, vigorous, ever-bearing and extremely hardy with a distinctive, meltingly sweet taste. Compact, 30" dwarf vines produce flat, broad, 4-5" long pods that are frequently set in doubles. Highly recommended for freezing. Resistant to Pea Enation Virus, Common Wilt and Powdery Mildew.
Peas
 Cascadia Snap
513"3" x 7"62 Days A great sugary treat picked straight from the garden. This pea can be harvested for snow peas or left to mature into peas that can be shelled or eaten in the pod. The pods are 3 to 3 1/2 inches in length, succulent and stringless. The vines are short about 30 to 36 inches in length. It has resistance to Powdery Mildew and Pea Enation Mosaic virus.
Peas
 Bountiful Ben
513"3" x 7"62-70 day A shell pea selected from the single plant in a production field. Chosen for the large number of white flowers the plant produced. Determinate plants grow just 24 to 30 inches tall and produce up to 11 flowers per node (though only 3 to 4 per node usually set pods). Produces over an extended season. Vigorous, productive, and ornamental. Fusarium root rot tolerant.
Peas
 Mammoth Melting Sugar
513"3" x 7"75 Days distinctive, meltingly sweet taste. Hardy and vigorous plants grow over 5' tall and require support. They begin bearing about 65 days after planting and keep on bearing. The more you pick, the more it produces. Thick, stringless, flat pods are 4-5" long. Ideal for kitchen gardens.
Peas
 Dual
513"3" x 7"66 days It's not unusual to find 10 to 14 peas per pod under decent growing conditions - and Dual consistently sets double pods! Long pods give peas plenty of room to form and grow to good size. Peas are bright green, sweet and ideal for a variety of fresh and cooked dishes.
Sage 2911"11" x 1' 3"70 days Wonderfully aromatic gray green leaves used in soups, meat dishes, gravies and stuffing. Sturdy, woody stems can be used as ornamental branches in floral wreaths. Beautiful lavender flowers in summer. Start transplants 4-6 weeks before last frost.
Salvia 6911"11" x 11"The Blue Spire Salvia is a tall, beautiful and beefy bright blue-purple flowering plant that is a customer favorite for landscaping. These Salvia plants can reach up to 3 feet tall and are very drought tolerant.
Spinach
 Strawberry Spinach
347"5" x 11"90 days Strawberry Spinach is a delicious fruit that is almost entirely edible. A beautiful plant with showy leaves and berries. It's triangular toothed leaves and tender shoots are great for salads. Shiny red mulberry-like fruits are edible and can be added to salads.
Spinach
 Viroflay
2457"5" x 11"50 days The Viroflay Spinach is a gourmet French heirloom that was developed prior to 1866. The big, smooth leaves of this Spinach variety is a deep green color and grows up to 10 inches long. This very fast growing plant is popular for fall planting.
Spinach
 Winter Bloomsdale
347"5" x 11"45 days Dark green leaves are more savoyed than Giant Winter. Performs best as a fall crop, but also excellent as an overwintering option in greenhouses or high tunnels. A reliable green for winter CSA offerings, but does not perform well in the heat of summer.
Spinach
 Nobel
347"5" x 11"46 days produces huge, dark green leaves with a very delicious flavor. This spinach is great in salads, cooked, canned or frozen. The Noble Giant is slow to bolt and is very easy to grow, making it perfect the perfect spinach for the home gardener!
Spinach
 Bloomsdale
1407"5" x 11"45 days The Bloomsdale spinach is such an attractive, tasty, and a popular garden standard spinach. Bloomsdale spinach is an old favorite amongst gardeners and is now available in organic seeds! It has excellent flavor and produces large quantities of delicious leaves. Spinach is also very nutritious with lots of Vitamin A, C, and iron and is low in calories.
Spinach
 Butterflay
347"5" x 11"40 days Productive variety sporting very large, glossy dark green leaves with rich flavor. better vigor and emergence than any other variety, as well as unmatched intense green color.
Spinach
 Matador Spinach
347"5" x 11"43 days Top yielding variety with strong cold tolerance. The growth habit of this plant makes for excellent baby spinach production and its smooth leaves allow for easy washing.
Spinach (New Zealand) 921' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"60 days The New Zealand is an easy growing, great tasting spinach. This variety is actually not related to true spinach, but the leaves taste similar to spinach and many think it tastes better! New Zealand does not bolt in hot weather nor does it typically turn bitter and it is valued because of its high vitamin C content.
Swiss Chard 691' 1"11" x 1' 3"60 days The Rainbow Blend Swiss Chard will brighten up any dish! The beautifully colored and delicious Rainbow Blend is a mixture of different red, orange, pink, yellow and white chard. These stunning leafy greens are a staple to any garden or meal. The glossy dark green leaves have a crisp texture that can't be beat.
Tansy
 Common
3811"11" x 1' 2"Mice deterrent DO NOT EAT Start Tansy seeds and grow the commonly known plant Golden Buttons or Common Tansy. Common Tansy herb plants grow to two to three feet tall with small yellow button-like flowers. The Tansy leaves are used dry to make dyes and many forms of insect repellents. This is an herb plant grown from herb seeds that you DO NOT eat.

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Agastache
 Anise
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Purple Queen
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Red Swan
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Tongues of Fire Horto
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Grenada
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Capitano
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Cherokee
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Contender
Beans (Dry)
 Garbanzo
Beans (Dry)
 Hidatsa Red Indian
Beans (Dry)
 Chili Bean Mix
Beans (Dry)
 Black Turtle
Beans (Dry)
 Pinto
Beans (Dry)
 Vermont Cranberry
Beans (Dry)
 Jacob'S Cattle Gold
Beans (Dry)
 Navy Pea
Beans (Lima)
 Dixie White Butter Pea
Beans (Lima)
 Dixie Speckled Butter Pea
Beans (Lima)
 Henderson
Beans (Lima)
 Fordhook 242
Beans (Pole)
 Blauhilde
Beans (Pole)
 Ferrari
Blackberry
Blueberry
Coreopsis
 Marshmallow
Cornflower
Crimson Clover
Fennel (Herb)
 Caraway
Garlic
 German Porcelain (Northern Whi
Lemongrass
Mint
 beefsteak plant
Mint
Monarda
Osteospermum
 Milk Thistle
Peanut
 Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts
Peas
 Sugar Heart
Peas
 Sugar Sprint Snap
Peas
 Super Sugar Snap
Peas
 Oregon Sugar Pod II
Peas
 Cascadia Snap
Peas
 Bountiful Ben
Peas
 Mammoth Melting Sugar
Peas
 Dual
Sage
Salvia
Spinach
 Strawberry Spinach
Spinach
 Viroflay
Spinach
 Winter Bloomsdale
Spinach
 Nobel
Spinach
 Bloomsdale
Spinach
 Butterflay
Spinach
 Matador Spinach
Spinach (New Zealand)
Swiss Chard
Tansy
 Common



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