2023 Garden

https://permapeople.org/ida-lou/plans/2023-garden-1

	Type	Days to maturity	Germination temperature	Germination time	Growth	Height	Light requirement	Medicinal	Medicinal parts	Propagation - Direct sowing	Propagation method	Root type	Seed planting depth	Seed viability	Soil type	Spacing	Utility	Warning	Water requirement	When to plant (transplant)	When to sow (indoors)	When to sow (outdoors)
Basil Ocimum basilicum	Species				Fast	0.5	Full sun			Can be grown in containers	Seed - direct sow				Light (sandy), Medium	15cm			Moist			After last frost date
Beet Beta vulgaris vulgaris	Species	45-65	10°c (50°f)	5-12 days		0.9	Full sun				Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant		1.5 cm	2-3 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	20cm			Moist	2 weeks before last frost	6-8 weeks before last frost	2-3 weeks before last frost, 6-8 weeks before the first frost
Common bean "Blue lake" Phaseolus vulgaris	Variety		16-18°c (70-80°f)	4-10 days	Fast	2.0	Full sun				Seed - transplant, Seed - direct sow		2.5 cm	3-5 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	16cm	Nitrogen fixer		Moist		2-4 weeks before last frost	1 week after last frost, 12-14 weeks before first frost
Brussel Sprouts Brassica oleracea gemmifera	Species					1.2	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							3 to 7 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum	Species				Fast	1.5	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Dry, Moist
Cabbage Brassica oleracea capitata	Species				Medium	0.8	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							3 to 7 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist
Cantaloupe Melon Cucumis melo cantalupensis	Species	60-75		4-10 days		1.5	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	92cm	Ground cover		Moist
Carrot Daucus carota sativus	Species					1.2	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist
Chili Capsicum annuum	Species	80-85	24°c	7-21 days		60-90cm	Full sun				Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant	Heart			Light (sandy), Medium	40cm			Moist	1 week after last frost	4-12 weeks before last frost
Common bean Phaseolus vulgaris	Species		16-18°c (70-80°f)	4-10 days	Fast	2.0	Full sun				Seed - transplant, Seed - direct sow		2.5 cm	3-5 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	16cm	Nitrogen fixer		Moist		2-4 weeks before last frost	1 week after last frost, 12-14 weeks before first frost
Coriander Coriandrum sativum	Species	45-60	15°C (60°F)	5-10 days		0.5	Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium	5cm	Repels aphids, Repels potato beetles, Repels spider mites		Dry, Moist
Cucumber Cucumis sativus	Species	50-65	15-30°C (60-85°F)			2	Full sun	True	Fruit		Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant				Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	23cm			Moist	1 week after last frost	2-3 weeks before last frost	1 week after last frost
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare	Species					1.5	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)			Weed potential	Dry, Moist
Kale "Lacinato" Brassica oleracea acephala	Variety			7-10 days	Fast	0.9	Full sun, Partial sun/shade				Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant		0.5 cm	3 to 7 years	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	45cm			Moist		4-6 weeks before last frost	At last frost date
Lettuce Lactuca sativa	Species					0.9	Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium	30cm			Moist
Chili "Miniature yellow bell" Capsicum annuum	Variety	80-85	24°c	7-21 days		60-90cm	Full sun				Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant	Heart			Light (sandy), Medium	40cm			Moist	1 week after last frost	4-12 weeks before last frost
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus	Species					1.0	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)			Weed potential	Moist
Parsnip Pastinaca sativa	Species					1.0	Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)			Weed potential	Moist
Pea Pisum sativum	Species					2.0	Full sun							3-5 years	Light (sandy), Medium		Nitrogen fixer		Moist
Pumpkin / Zucchini Cucurbita pepo	Species				Fast	0.6	Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist
Radish Raphanus sativus	Species				Fast	0.5	Full sun, Partial sun/shade								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)			Weed potential	Moist
Sorghum Sorghum bicolor	Species				Fast	5.0	Full sun								Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Dry, Moist
Spinach Spinacia oleracea	Species			2 weeks	Fast	0.3	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	carminative, laxative, hypoglycaemic; against inflammation		from March to June; Aug to Sep	Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant				Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist			3 weeks prior to last frost date
Squash Cucurbita moschata	Species			2 weeks	Fast	0.6	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	boiled root is galactogogue, anthelmintic			Seed - transplant				Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist			after last frost
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum	Species		70-80°f		Fast	2.0	Full sun			In containers or in rows in beds around last frost date					Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)				Moist
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus	Species		20-25°C (68-77°F)	5-10 days		0.5	Full sun				Seed - transplant	Tap	1 cm		Light (sandy), Medium	60cm			Dry, Moist	When plants are 5 weeks old	4-6 weeks after last frost