Garden Plans > 2015: Backyard Garden

About this Garden Plan

Eventual plan for the back yard. Drip irrigation lines are shown. Only problems I see are if the irrigation will have enough push for a single main line for all of that, or if I'll have to split it into two systems-easily done if needed. The other problem is crop rotation, with the big beds being all potatoes this year, next year means the smaller 4x4 beds would ALL be potatoes. Happy happy.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Bismarck AR back yard
Garden Size: 59' 11" x 59' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Square Foot Garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberPlants per Square FootNotes
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake 274
2529Blue Lake bush green beans
Blackberry
 Chester Thornless
50Thornless variety developed by University of Arkansas
Broccoli 81Worth trying, use transplants
Cauliflower
 Snow Crown Hybrid
81Worth trying, use transplants
Chili Pepper
 Early Jalapeno
41Jalapeno peppers
Cucumber
 Chicago Pickling
322Plant as soon as the peas are nearly done, trellised on a 45 angle
Garlic
 Elephant
369Planted cloves in Oct 2014
Kiwi
 Narrow
504 Female with 1 male in the middle, trellis supported above the fence row
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch
164Head lettuce variety
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Sails Loose Leaf
369Red and green leaf variety
Onion
 White (onion sets)
484Pick as needed before they get too large
Peanut 164This should be interesting.
Peas
 Extra Early Little Marvel
2568Get the first big crop in late May/early June and pull the plants up
Peas
 Sugar Daddy
1288Get the first big harvest then pull the plants
Pepper 2814 each of red, yellow, orange, purple and green. 8 of the chocolate ones.
Potatoes (Early)
 Red seed
641Dig these up for early potatoes and potatoes to eat
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red Pontiac
641Let these get bigger to store for later
Radish
 Champion
12816Staggered planting about a week between
Raspberry
 Heritage Everbearing
909 plants supported by a two tiered trellis system, will self propagate rapidly
Spinach 369Have to harvest it before it's fully grown
Squash (Winter)
 Early Butternut
20Trellised with fence
Strawberry
 Allstar Narrow
001 plant per six inches around the big beds
Tomato (Large)
 Early Girl Hybrid
614 plants per 3'x2' 20" deep planter, fence around it for support
Tomato (Large)
 Cherokee Purple
414 plants in a 3'x2' 20" deep planter, fence around it for support
Tomato (Large)
 Better Boy Hybrid
614 plants per 3'x2' 20" deep planter, fence around it for support

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Blue Lake 274
Blackberry
 Chester Thornless
Broccoli
Cauliflower
 Snow Crown Hybrid
Chili Pepper
 Early Jalapeno
Cucumber
 Chicago Pickling
Garlic
 Elephant
Kiwi
 Narrow
Lettuce (Crisphead)
 Buttercrunch
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Red Sails Loose Leaf
Onion
 White (onion sets)
Peanut
Peas
 Extra Early Little Marvel
Peas
 Sugar Daddy
Pepper
Potatoes (Early)
 Red seed
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Red Pontiac
Radish
 Champion
Raspberry
 Heritage Everbearing
Spinach
Squash (Winter)
 Early Butternut
Strawberry
 Allstar Narrow
Tomato (Large)
 Early Girl Hybrid
Tomato (Large)
 Cherokee Purple
Tomato (Large)
 Better Boy Hybrid



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