Garden Plans > 2018: April-Spring Planting

About this Garden Plan

Noe's 2017 spring garden - I don't have the spinach or Bok Choi in the ground yet.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Atlanta, GA
Garden Size: 33' 11" x 15' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Partial Shade
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberPlants per Square FootNotes
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
189Beet, Detroit Dark Red Med Top http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/beets/beet-detroit-dark-red-med-top-prod000611.html?catId=2005&omn2pd=bz Unbeatable beets: dark red, extremely sweet flesh. Customer Favorite! These perfectly round 3" beets have striking deep red flesh that's incredibly sweet. Baby beets make excellent eating, and harvesting them helps promote the growth of the remaining beets. When planting, mix beet seeds with fast-sprouting radish seeds to mark the rows. Sun: Full Sun Spread: 12 inches Height: 8-10 inches Days to Maturity: 59 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow Days to pick the first ripe fruit from the time the plant is transplanted in the
Beet
 Bull's Blood
189 
Bok Choy
 Joi Choi Hybrid
324Chinese Cabbage, Pak Choi, Joi Choi Hybrid http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/cabbages/chinese-cabbage-pak-choi-joi-choi-hybrid-prod000625.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= Easy to grow and fast to mature. Also known as bok choy or Chinese white cabbage, Pak choi is grown for its stalks, which are used in Asian cooking. It is also delicious raw. Each plant bears 10-14 erect stalks, 8-10" long. Grows best in cool weather and can be grown as a spring or fall crop. Sun: Full Sun Spread: 12 inches Height: 18-20 inches Days to Maturity: 55 days Sowing Method: Indoor Sow
Carrot
 Touchon
3216Carrot, Touchon http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/carrots/carrot-touchon-prod000644.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= HEIRLOOM. Sweet and tender, quick to mature. Customer Favorite! Touchon is still one of the finest of the Nantes-type carrots. The best for eating out of hand and free from hard fiber. This old French variety is quick-maturing to about 6" long and 1" across. Sun: Full Sun Height: 4-8 inches Spread: 3 inches Days to Maturity: 65 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow Fruit Size: 6 inches Days to pick the first ripe fruit from the time the plant is transplanted in the garden.
Carrot 3216Carrot, Touchon http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/carrots/carrot-touchon-prod000644.html?catId=2009&cid=AFF&siteID=9PpZMjt01c0-4IZXBXgrBxGflnmCKGS72w&omn2pd=bz HEIRLOOM. Sweet and tender, quick to mature. Customer Favorite! Touchon is still one of the finest of the Nantes-type carrots. The best for eating out of hand and free from hard fiber. This old French variety is quick-maturing to about 6" long and 1" across. Sun: Full Sun Height: 4-8 inches Spread: 3 inches Days to Maturity: 65 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow Fruit Size: 6 inches --------------- Per this article shoem http://theselfsufficientliving.com/shade-tolerant-vegetables-herbs/
Cilantro
 Coriander
31Cilantro (Coriander) Organic http://www.burpee.com/herbs/all-herbs/cilantro-(coriander)-organic-prod000495.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= For Asian and Mexican dishes. Certified Organic. Use pungent leaves (cilantro) in Asian and Mexican dishes. Seeds (coriander) used to make curry powder. We searched the world to find the best organic seedBurpee fully guarantees that not a drop of synthetic chemicals was used to make these excellent seeds. Certified Organic Seed. Sun: Full Sun Height: 18-24 inches foodUse: Edible Greens, Edible Seed otherUse: Fragrant
Cilantro 11 
Leek 369Leek, Dawn Giant http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/leeks/leek-dawn-giant-prod001127.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= The first easy-to-grow leek! This leek is huge. Burpee Exclusive This leek is huge, up to 15" long and 2" across, but what really makes it special is how extraordinarily early it is to grow. You can forget about the hassle of starting the seed indoors. Just sow the seeds directly in the ground in early spring, and you'll be pulling long succulent stems by midsummer on into fall. One packet will plant 18' of row. Sun: Full Sun Days to Maturity: 98 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow
Rosemary 11 
Scallions
 Evergreen Long White Bunching
6416Bunching Onion, Evergreen Long White http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/onions/bunching-onion-evergreen-long-white-prod000771.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= Long, slender, tasty stalks in clusters with spring green ends. Customer Favorite! Grow in full sun to partial shade. If planted in the fall, provide protection where winters are severe. Harvest young plants in 60 days or up to 120 days for mature plants. HOW TO GROW ONIONS FROM SEED: For best results, sow seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before last heavy frost. Start on a sunny windowsill or under plant lights. Plant out in the garden and space seedlings 2-3" apart. Alternatively, sow directly in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked and than again in fall. Sun: Full Sun Spread: 4 inches Height: 10-12 inches Days to Maturity: 120 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow
Spinach 729Spinach, Baby's Leaf Hybrid http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/spinach/smooth-flat/spinach-baby-s-leaf-hybrid-prod000893.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= The flat green leaves are sweet tender and very easy to clean. Burpee Exclusive Customer Favorite! This Burpee exclusive ripens extra-early for salads (30 days) and has lots of leaf but little stem and matures quickly (40 days). For first crop, sow in spring. Plant again in late summer. In mild winter areas, fall plantings yield in early spring. One packet contains 300 seeds and will sow a 30' row. Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun Sowing Method: Direct Sow/Indoor Sow Days to Maturity: 30-40 days Height: 10-12 inches Spread: 4 inches
Squash (Summer)
 Yellow Crookneck
11 
Squash (Summer) 51 
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
324Swiss Chard, Bright Lights http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/swiss-chard/swiss-chard-bright-lights-prod000947.html?omn2pd=sh&catId= All-America Selections winner. A rainbow of color in a seed packet. Customer Favorite! This stunning chard seed mix has stems in gold, pink and crimson. A few plants will be white and pink striped, orange, scarlet, purple, green and white. All are delicious to eat, though they are at their best harvested young for salads. GARDEN HINTS: Easy to grow; eat it like spinach or beet greens. Pick from late spring until winter. Grows best in full sun and will tolerate light shade. Sun: Full Sun Spread: 8 inches Height: 12-16 inches Thinning: 12 inches Days to Maturity: 60 days Sowing Method: Direct Sow
Tomato (Small)
 Rutgers (Original Strain)
11 
Tomato (Small) 41 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beet
 Detroit Dark Red Med Top
Beet
 Bull's Blood
Bok Choy
 Joi Choi Hybrid
Carrot
 Touchon
Carrot
Cilantro
 Coriander
Cilantro
Leek
Rosemary
Scallions
 Evergreen Long White Bunching
Spinach
Squash (Summer)
 Yellow Crookneck
Squash (Summer)
Swiss Chard
 Bright Lights
Tomato (Small)
 Rutgers (Original Strain)
Tomato (Small)



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