Garden Plans > 2024: Meadow

About this Garden Plan

I started my garden last year. I have amended it with composted mulch, shredded leaves and aged manure. This spring I will add three hills of aged cow manure compost for the squash and melon. I have solar powered electric fence to keep critters away including some very voracious woodchucks that decimated my squash that looked terrific but were outside the fence. Looking forward to a good yield. I will make all the rows raised beds this year.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Chester, NH 03036 United States
Garden Size: 60' 0" x 39' 11"
Garden Type: Work garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Basil 597"5" x 9" 
Beet
 Golden
855"3" x 7"Buy 2 more packets
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
1505"3" x 7" 
Beet
 Cylindra Beet
505"3" x 7"Buy 1 more packet
Cabbage (Fall)
 Kalibos
32' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11" 
Carrot
 St.Valery
843"3" x 5" 
Chinese Cabbage
 Hilton Chinese Cabbage
81' 3"11" x 1' 11"Sow in spring while the soil is still cool. Plant again in late summer for harvesting in the fall. Feed plants with a liquid plant food when they begin to form heads.
Cucumber
 Suyo Long
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Easily grown from seeds sown directly in the ground, or start seeds indoors and set plants out when they are 3 weeks old. Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily. Long, ribbed dark green can grow to 18". Very mld, sweet, and burpless. From Northern China
Cucumber
 Jibai Shimoshirazu
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"The sweetest cucumber we have tasted, this Japanese variety is a perfect snacking cucumber with no bitter flavor! Produces shorter, slightly thicker fruit than other Japanese varieties. Easily grown from seeds sown directly in the ground, or start seeds indoors and set plants out when they are 3 weeks old. Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily, disease and powdery mildew resistant. Full Sun Sprouts in 7-14 Days Seed Depth: 1/2" Ideal Temperature: 70-90 F Plant Spacing: 18-36"
Cucumber
 Beit Alpha
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Easily grown from seeds sown directly in the ground, or start seeds indoors and set plants out when they are 3 weeks old. Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily.
Fig (Container Grown)
 Olympian
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Crisp Mint
69"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Pablo
69"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Butter Crunch
99"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Little Gem
99"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Parris Island
109"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Tom Thumb
843"3" x 5" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Artic King
133"3" x 5" 
Melon
 Kajari
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"70 days. Easy-to-grow, early and so productive. The flavor is world class. The perfect variety for most gardens, the best overall melon we carry! This amazing classic Indian melon was collected by Joseph Simcox. The fruit is a brilliant copper red and is striped in green and cream, making this an extremely unusual and beautiful melon. The pale green flesh is sweet, aromatic and slightly musky in taste. Joe believes that this melon originated in the Punjab, and he spent more than 8 years trying to find seeds of this extremely interesting variety. Vine produces lots of 2-lb fruit. Customer favorite! Full Sun Sprouts in 7-14 Days Ideal Temperature: 75-90 Degrees F Seed Depth: 1/2 inch Plant Spacing: 18"
Pepper
 Etiuda
101' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 King Of The North
101' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Bull Nose
41' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Canary Bell
41' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pumpkin
 New England Sugar Pie
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Pumpkin
 Connecticut Field
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Honeynut Butternut
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"100 days. A mini butternut squash with a gourmet pedigree, widely regarded as one of the best-tasting squash of all time! This squash reaches just 4 to 5 inches long, making a single serving size and quicker to roast whole! Bred by renowned vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek of Cornell. Sugar sweet taste and such deep orange flesh. A sweet treat that is easy to grow! Full Sun Sprouts in 5-10 Days Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch Plant Spacing: 18-36"
Squash (Winter)
 Kabocha
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Sow indoors, plant when soil is 65. Drench plants with a liquid fertilizer when they begin to blossom and set fruits.
Squash (Winter)
 Acorn Sweetnut
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" Sow indoors, plant when soil is 65. Drench plants with a liquid fertilizer when they begin to blossom and set fruits.A delicious acorn squash filled with “naked” seeds, which are also known as pepitas! This variety is a perfect combination; the flesh is sweet and creamy, the cavity is full of seeds, which are free of the tough outer coating that makes pumpkin seeds harder to eat. You can toast the nutritious little pepitas or eat them raw. A multipurpose, nowaste crop that should be a staple in every garden and homestead! 8-12 hrs of Sun Sprouts in 5-10 Days Ideal Temperature: 70-95 F Seed Depth: ½-1” Plant Spacing: 18-36"
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Boat Delicata
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Sow indoors, plant when soil temp is above 65.
Sweet Potato 401' 5"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Large)
 German Pink
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Started April 10th by Clara 85-90 days. One of the tomatoes that originally ignited the heirloom movement in America, this variety originated in Bavaria. It made its U.S. debut in 1883, brought here by Michael Ott, a great-grandfather of Seed Savers Exchange co-founder Diane Ott Whealy. The luxuriant potato-leaf plants give high yields of 1- to 2-lb, nearly seedless meaty fruit. The prestigious Slow Foods USA Ark of Taste enthused: “a full sweet flavor, even floral, and...tender skinned.” This gorgeous pink fruit is extremely versatile, excellent for canning and freezing but also for slicing and juicing. This one is sure to become a favorite in your garden! Full Sun Sprouts in 7-14 Days Ideal Temperature: 75-95 Degrees F Seed Depth: 1/8 inch Plant Spacing: 24"
Tomato (Large)
 Pineapple
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Large)
 Orange Accordian
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Highly ruffles, massive tomato packed with nutrition and sweet, fruity flavor. Deeply lobbed, few seeds, juicy and meaty. Great for sauces.
Tomato (Large)
 Mushroom Basket
81' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"From Russia. Ribbed and pleated, very uniform and large. Sweet mild flavor, flesh is firm and very few seeds.
Tomato (Large)
 Bread and Salt
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Started April 10th by Clara 80 days. This delectable, meaty, oxheart type is an heirloom from Russia. The name refers to the traditional custom of offering special guests, bread and salt, a symbol of health and fortune. The fruit is a large with dense, meaty flesh. It is exquisite for slicing, sauce making and everything in between. The leaves are naturally wispy, so be sure to provide a strong support for this tomato to help it carry the weight of these delicious tomatoes. Full Sun Sprouts in 7-14 Days Ideal Temperature: 75-95 Degrees F Seed Depth: 1/8 inch Plant Spacing: 24"
Tomato (Large)
 Abe Lincoln Original
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Started April 10th by Clara 80 days. The Original Abe Lincoln Tomato: This wonderful old heirloom was shared with us by Diann Dirks-- The Garden Lady of Georgia (Her gardening blog can be found at www.thegardenladyofga.wordpress.com). Diann is a seed saver and seed sharer at heart and received this variety from a gentleman she had struck up a conversation with one day while pumping gas. She writes “A man (in his 80’s?) and I got to talking while pumping gas and I told him I collected seeds. He said he grew the original Abe Lincoln tomato--not the ones that were later sold but from the 1923 seed catalog.” Released by H.W. Buckbees in 1923, this meaty variety has incredible thick flesh with a tiny seed core and great old-fashioned tomato flavor. Vines are indeterminate with medium to very large red fruit. Vines in our 2016 trial here in southern Missouri were not excessively vigorous but yielded well nonetheless and with no apparent sunburning. Full Sun Sprouts in 7-14 Days Ideal Temperature: 75-95 Degrees F Seed Depth: 1/8 inch Plant Spacing: 24"
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
41' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Blush Tiger
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Tomato (Small)
 Sunrise Bumble Bee
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Basil
Beet
 Golden
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red
Beet
 Cylindra Beet
Cabbage (Fall)
 Kalibos
Carrot
 St.Valery
Chinese Cabbage
 Hilton Chinese Cabbage
Cucumber
 Suyo Long
Cucumber
 Jibai Shimoshirazu
Cucumber
 Beit Alpha
Fig (Container Grown)
 Olympian
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Crisp Mint
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Pablo
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Butter Crunch
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Little Gem
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Parris Island
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Tom Thumb
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Artic King
Melon
 Kajari
Pepper
 Etiuda
Pepper
 King Of The North
Pepper
 Bull Nose
Pepper
 Canary Bell
Pumpkin
 New England Sugar Pie
Pumpkin
 Connecticut Field
Squash (Winter)
 Honeynut Butternut
Squash (Winter)
 Kabocha
Squash (Winter)
 Acorn Sweetnut
Squash (Winter)
 Honey Boat Delicata
Sweet Potato
Tomato (Large)
 German Pink
Tomato (Large)
 Pineapple
Tomato (Large)
 Orange Accordian
Tomato (Large)
 Mushroom Basket
Tomato (Large)
 Bread and Salt
Tomato (Large)
 Abe Lincoln Original
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
Tomato (Small)
 Blush Tiger
Tomato (Small)
 Sunrise Bumble Bee



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