Garden Plans > 2018: Straw Bale Veggie Water Plan

About this Garden Plan

Straw Bale Vegetable Garden with driphose irrigation. Fenced with 6-7ft Deer fence (about 1/2 ft of deer fence is under the garden (not dug into ground) to help deter digging critters from coming up into the garden from underneath), landscape fabric covers entire fenced in area. Driphose is on timer that waters early morning every day - will set to double water in dry hot periods. about 1 gallon per bale per day. (bales hold water well when oriented with straw ends up)

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Zone 5
Garden Size: 44' 11" x 18' 5"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Other layout
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Other soil

Plan Notes

Non cool-weather plants started from seed indoors 2/28 cool weather plants and short season plants will be direct sowed into bales aprox 4/15 and covered

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum 125"5" x 5" 
Basil
 Genovese
27"5" x 9" 
Basil
 Dark Purple Opal
27"5" x 9" 
Broccoli
 Waltham
311"1' 5" x 1' 5" 
Brussels Sprouts 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cabbage (Spring) 32' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Carrot
 Danvers 126  [row-cover]
243"3" x 5" 
Cilantro 47"5" x 9" 
Cucumber
 Marketmore  [row-cover]
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 Lemon
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Eggplant
 [row-cover]
31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Fig (Container Grown)
 Chicago Hardy
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"From 1st year stems in containers
Flower
 Digitalis
57"5" x 7" 
Garlic 65"3" x 9" 
Kale
 Dwarf Blue Curled Vates
31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Kale
 [row-cover]
31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Marigold
 Burpee's Best Mix
37"7" x 7"repels nematodes - which can be a problem for fig
Marigold 167"7" x 7" 
Nasturtium 1511"11" x 11" 
Onion
 Yellow Sweet Spanish  [row-cover]
65"3" x 7" 
Onion (Red)
 Red Burgundy  [row-cover]
65"3" x 7" 
Oregano 67"5" x 9" 
Other (Perennial)
 Barlow Mix
155"3" x 5"FUll sun to shady, lives well with fern, bleeding hearts, hosta etc. refrigerate seeds for 3 weeks before sowing indoors Sow outdoors in fall - blooms 2nd spring...
Parsley 95"3" x 9" 
Parsnip
 All American  [row-cover]
482"2" x 5" 
Pepper
 Salsa Mixture  [row-cover]
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 Habanero  [row-cover]
11' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Pepper
 California Wonder  [row-cover]
31' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 [row-cover]
21' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5" 
Pumpkin
 Red Warty Thing
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Rutabaga
 [row-cover]
49"7" x 1' 3" 
Spinach
 Bloomsdale Long Standing  [row-cover]
57"5" x 11" 
Spinach
 [row-cover]
67"5" x 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Acorn Table Queen
22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Sunflower 611"11" x 11" 
Sweet Pea 37"7" x 7" 
Tarragon 31' 3"1' 3" x 1' 7" 
Thyme
 Common
311"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Small) 21' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe
87"5" x 11" 
Turnip
 [row-cover]
107"5" x 11" 
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
Basil
 Genovese
Basil
 Dark Purple Opal
Broccoli
 Waltham
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage (Spring)
Carrot
 Danvers 126  [row-cover]
Cilantro
Cucumber
 Marketmore  [row-cover]
Cucumber
 Lemon
Eggplant
 [row-cover]
Fig (Container Grown)
 Chicago Hardy
Flower
 Digitalis
Garlic
Kale
 Dwarf Blue Curled Vates
Kale
 [row-cover]
Marigold
 Burpee's Best Mix
Marigold
Nasturtium
Onion
 Yellow Sweet Spanish  [row-cover]
Onion (Red)
 Red Burgundy  [row-cover]
Oregano
Other (Perennial)
 Barlow Mix
Parsley
Parsnip
 All American  [row-cover]
Pepper
 Salsa Mixture  [row-cover]
Pepper
 Habanero  [row-cover]
Pepper
 California Wonder  [row-cover]
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 [row-cover]
Pumpkin
 Red Warty Thing
Rutabaga
 [row-cover]
Spinach
 Bloomsdale Long Standing  [row-cover]
Spinach
 [row-cover]
Squash (Winter)
 Acorn Table Queen
Sunflower
Sweet Pea
Tarragon
Thyme
 Common
Tomato (Small)
Turnip
 Purple Top White Globe
Turnip
 [row-cover]
Watermelon
 Sugar Baby
Watermelon
 Crimson Sweet



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