Garden Plans > 2022: Kitchen Garden

About this Garden Plan

Vegetable Garden based on companion planting. Trying out a bit of everything to learn how to grow vegetables.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Westminster, Ma
Garden Size: 59' 11" x 39' 11"
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

planted into new wildflower patch: white clover (fedco) , firmament chinese forget-me-not (fedco), winter thyme (azure), blue flax (ferry morse), sussex flax (fedco), low growing wildflowers (ferry morse)

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Alyssum 95"5" x 5"7 sq ft of allyssum, each w 9 plants. Randomly placed in Bras. n Bed A
Arugula
 Ice-Bred
125"3" x 7"Bras Bed B, Col C, Row 2-3 in Aug
Basil
 Purple Ruffles
87"5" x 9"Tom. n bed B. sq foot of 4
Basil
 Thai
87"5" x 9"Tom. n bed B
Basil
 Emily
127"5" x 9"early June. P/B n bed A . 3 sq ft across of 4 plants each
Basil
 Genovese
87"5" x 9"early June. P/B n bed A. 3 sq ft of 4
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Provider
409"5" x 1' 1"early June. P/B n bed B
Beans (Bush Snap) 179"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Dry)
 Golden Gaucho FVS
89"7" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole)
 Marengo
109"5" x 1' 1" 
Beans (Pole)
 Kentucky Wonder
109"5" x 1' 1"Along blackberry fence. early June
Beet
 three root grex
185"3" x 7"R/G Bed B Col B, Row 9 in Aug w 1 R/G Bed B Col C, Row 9
Beet
 Bull's Blood
203"3" x 7"2 ft x 2 ft eat-all. R/G n bed B
Beet
 3-root grex, DS spring
02"2" x 11"3 sq foot of 9 plants each, alternating between onions. R/G n bed B
Blackberry 42' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Blueberry 62' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Bok Choy
 Prize Choy
97"7" x 9" Bras A Col B Row 2-5 tr Aug w 1 (5 plants)
Bok Choy
 Yellow Heart Winter
127"7" x 9"Bras. n bed B,Col C, Rows 4-5 tr August (8 plants)
Bok Choy
 Hedou Tiny
07"7" x 9"Bras B, Col D, Rows 4-5 tr Aug (8 plants total)
Bok Choy
 Baby Choi Organic
87"7" x 9"Bras. n bed A, sq ft of 4 plant
Bok Choy
 choy sum fall
27"7" x 9"Bras. bed B. Col A, Row 2 tr August Bras. bed B. Col A, Row 3 tr August
Borage 111' 1"11" x 1' 11"Tom. n bed A. Also along top rows of Squash n bed A and B and another 4 in Squash n bed B
Broccoli
 piercicabba
11' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"sow in plugs in early july, plant in garden in late july, Bras B Col D, Row 9 tr Aug w 1 (1 plant)
Broccoli
 purple peacock gene pool
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Bras. n bed A, sq ft of 1 plant
Broccoli
 chinese kaillan
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"Bras A, Col D, Rows 2-5 tr Aug w 1 (4 plants)
Broccoli
 Dietrich's Wild Broccoli Raab
41' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"overwintered, pull after broccoli's form
Cabbage (Fall)
 Bellarus Cabbage Grex - Fall
12' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11"Col B, Row 9: Belarus Cabbage Grex, tr Aug w 1 (1 plant)
Cabbage (Fall) 62' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11" 
Cabbage (Spring)
 Caraflex Hybrid
22' 5"1' 11" x 2' 11"Bras. n bed A, sq ft of 1 plant
Calendula
 Gloria's
811"9" x 1' 11"2 sq ft of calendula, 4 plants each. At top of both beds in Bras. n
Carrot
 Pusa Asita Black
423"3" x 5"R/G bed A, column d, row 6-9
Carrot
 Danvers
323"3" x 5"2 sq foot plantings, each 16 carrots. Alternating w onions. R/G n bed B
Carrot
 Red Cored Chantenay
93"3" x 5"R/G bed A, col b, row 6-9 interplant in garlic
Carrot
 Scarlet Keeper
293"3" x 5" R/G Bed A Col C Row 1-4 Jul w1 R/G Bed B Col A Row 10-12 Jul w 1 R/G Bed B Col B Row 10-12 Jul w 1
Carrot
 Uzbek Golden
273"3" x 5"R/G bed B, Col C, Rows 10-12 in Jul w 1
Carrot
 coral
323"3" x 5"2 sq foot plantings, each 16 carrots. Alternating w onions. R/G n bed B
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes
103"3" x 5"R/G A, Col A, Row 1-4 July w1 (interplant in garlic)
Carrot
 Black Nebula
103"3" x 5"R/G Bed B, Col D, Rows 9-12 in Jul w1
Catnip 11' 1"11" x 1' 3"plant in movable container, put near R/G n bed B
Chinese Cabbage
 chirimen hakusai fall
21' 3"11" x 1' 11"Bras. n bed B. Col A, Row 4-5 tr August
Chinese Cabbage
 Michihli
11' 3"11" x 1' 11"1 sq foot, R/G n bed B
Cilantro
 Slo-Bolt
17"5" x 9" 
Cilantro
 Caribe
17"5" x 9"Tom. n bed B
Collards
 Champion
311"11" x 1' 3" R/G Bed B Col A Rows 3-5 tr Aug 1
Cosmos
 Sensation Mix
127"7" x 7"Tom. n bed A, at foot of bed. top of other bed.
Cover Crop 1005"3" x 7" 
Cucumber
 Svitanek Pickling
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Cucumber
 tokyo green
61' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Cucumber
 National Pickle
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Cucumber 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Cucumber
 Boston Pickling
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Dill 67"5" x 9"A single plant on both sides of P/B n bed A, a single plant each at top and bottom of P/B n bed B. Also a row across planted in early June in P/B n bed A
Echinacea 21' 1"11" x 1' 3" 
Eggplant
 Rosita
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Tom. n bed B
Eggplant
 Chinese String
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Tom. n bed B. Sq foot of 1. Plant memorial day or June
Fennel (Herb)
 Grosfruchtiger
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Tom. n bed B
Fenugreek 485"5" x 5"Planted in June in R/G bed B
Feverfew 111"11" x 11" 
Flower
 Rudbeckia Goldstrum
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Rudbeckia Prairie Sun
47"5" x 7" 
Flower
 Catnip
17"5" x 7"In container near Tom. n bed A
Flower
 Rudbeckia Chim Chiminee
47"5" x 7" 
Garlic 445"3" x 9" 
Herb
 Savory, Summer
67"5" x 9"6 single plants along both sides of P/B n bed A, 2 plants at corner of P/B n bed B
Herb
 fennugreek
17"5" x 9" 
Herb
 culantro
17"5" x 9"Tom. n bed B
Hops 14' 11"4' 11" x 4' 11" 
Kale
 Purple Peacock Broccoli Kale
31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Bras A, Col C, rows 2-5 tr Sep (3 plants)
Kale
 Russian Frills
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Winter Sown, 2014 date, not sure will germinate
Kale
 Wild Garden Lacinato
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"sq ft of 1. R/G n bed B planted in July
Kale
 Dutch Siberian Napus Grex
31' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Bras B Col B rows 6-8 tr August (2 plants total)
Kale
 groninger blue eat all
03"3" x 3"3 Sq ft of eat all. Bras. n bed B. August
Kale
 Premier
11' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5" 
Kohlrabi
 Early Purple Vienna
279"7" x 11"R/G Bed B Col B Row 8 in Aug w 1 R/G Bed B Col C Row 8 in Aug w 1
Kohlrabi 99"7" x 11" 
Leek
 belgian breeders mix
187"5" x 11"Sown indoors: 20 Feb 10th 2016 variety winter sown Feb 15. 2 SQ ft of 9 each,alternating between onions and carrots. R/G n bed B
Lemon Balm 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Rouge d'Hiver (Red Winter)
323"3" x 5"Bras B Col D, Row 2-3 tr August
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Morton's Secret Mix
213"3" x 5"R/G A, Col A, rows 9-12 & Col B rows 9-12
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Winter Landis
93"3" x 5"Winter Sown Feb 15
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Salad Bowl
73"3" x 5"Bras B Col C Rows 6-8 tr Aug w 1 (7 plants total)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Freedom Mix
363"3" x 5"3 square foot plantings of 9 plants each along one side of P/B n bed A
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black-Seeded Simpson
73"3" x 5"Bras B Col D Rows 6-8 tr August (8 plants total)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Merlot
183"3" x 5"2 square foot plantings of 9 plants each along one side of P/B n bed A
Lettuce (Leaf)
 les oreille du diablo
93"3" x 5" 
Marigold
 Petite Mix
287"7" x 7"Sq ft of 4 plants each in both beds in Tom neighborhood. Bottom of one, top of other
Marigold
 Brocade Mix
167"7" x 7"2 sq ft, each w 4 plants. At top of both beds of bras. n
Marjoram 17"5" x 9" 
Mint 37"5" x 9"plant in containers. two near main gate, one near R/G n plant B
Mustard
 Komatsuma Tendergreen
105"5" x 5"Bras B, Col C Row 9 tr Aug w 1 (9 plants)
Mustard
 Pink Lettucey Gene Pool
165"5" x 5"Bras A, Col A, Rows 2-5 tr Sep, 7 plants
Mustard
 yukina savoy eat all - fall
03"3" x 3"3 Sq ft of eat all. Bras. n bed B. August
Mustard
 chijimisai
25"5" x 5" 
Mustard
 dragon feathers fall
35"5" x 5"Bras. bed B. Col B, Rows 2-3 August
Mustard
 Green Wave
95"5" x 5"2 ft x 2 ft eat-all. R/G n bed B
Nasturtium
 Tall Trailing Mix
2411"11" x 11"2 nasturtium each at top and bottom of P/B n plant B Squash n bed A, 4 per sq foot
Nasturtium 811"11" x 11"Bras. n bed A, sq ft of 4 plant
Onion
 Stuttgarter
165"3" x 7"Sown indoors Feb 10. 4 square foot plantings of 4 onions each, alternating rows.
Onion
 Sweet Yellow NORTHERN
125"3" x 7"Sown indoors Feb 10. This is really Utah Yellow Sweet Spanish. 4 square foot plantings of 4 onions each, alternating rows.
Onion
 Dakota Tears
245"3" x 7"Sown indoors Feb 10. 4 square foot plantings of 4 onions each, alternating rows.
Onion
 Red of Florence
165"3" x 7"Sown indoors Feb 10. 4 square foot plantings of 4 onions each, alternating rows.
Onion (Perennial) 125"5" x 5" 
Other (Perennial)
 dandelion
11' 7"1' 7" x 1' 7" 
Other (Perennial)
 Dropmore scarlet honeysuckle
11' 7"1' 7" x 1' 7" 
Other (Small)
 tokyo bekana eat all fall
03"3" x 3"Bras. n bed B. August. 3 sq ft of eat all
Other (Small)
 red aztec huazont eat all fall
03"3" x 3"Try FVS first then WGS. Plant sveral seeds per spot as poor germination, 3 sq ft eat-all. Bras. n bed B. August
Other (Small)
 eat-all, tokyo cabbage
163"3" x 3"2 ft x 2 ft eat-all. R/G n bed B
Other (Small)
 magentaspreen fall
13"3" x 3"R/G n bed b
Other (Small)
 okahijiki
123"3" x 3"sq ft of 9. R/G n bed B planted in July
Peas
 Opal Creek
143"3" x 7"3 ft in middle of P/B n bed A
Peas
 Oregon Giant
143"3" x 7" 
Peas
 Sugar Ann (OG)
313"3" x 7"4 ft in middle of P/B n bed A
Peas 83"3" x 7" 
Peas
 Blushing Beauty HT
143"3" x 7"4 ft in middle of P/B n bed A
Peas
 Green Beauty
143"3" x 7"4 ft in middle of P/B n bed A
Pepper
 Paradicsum Alaku Sarga Szentes
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Tom. n bed B
Pepper
 Shishito
11' 1"11" x 1' 3"Tom. n bed B
Pepper
 Aji Dulce
21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Tom. n bed B
Pepper
 Etiuda
51' 1"11" x 1' 3"Tom. n bed B
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Collection
71' 5"1' 1" x 2' 5"Down center of P/B n bed B
Radicchio
 Dandelion
49"7" x 11"Col A, Row 9:Salad Greens Dandelion, tr Aug w 1 (4 plants)
Radish
 Shunkyo Semi-Long
203"3" x 7"2 ft x 2 ft eat-all. R/G n bed B
Radish 13"3" x 7" 
Radish
 French Breakfast
513"3" x 7"2 sq feet of 16 plants alternating between onions and carrots. R/G n bed b. replant in July 1 sq foot in Bras. n bed A. 1 sq foot in squash n bed A and in bed B
Raspberry 252' 3"1' 11" x 2' 11" 
Rutabaga
 Navonne
59"7" x 1' 3"R/G A, Col A, Rows 6-9 in Jul w1 (interplant between garlic)
Rutabaga
 Pike
59"7" x 1' 3"R/G A, col c, row 6-9
Rutabaga
 Marian
59"7" x 1' 3"R/G A, col B, row 10-12
Rutabaga
 American Purple Top Yellow
49"7" x 1' 3"R/G Bed A, Col D, rows 1-4 in Jul w1
Rutabaga
 Joan
59"7" x 1' 3"R/G A, Col B, Row 1-4 in Jul w1 (interplant in garlic)
Salvia
 Sirius Blue Sage
211"11" x 11"corners of beds in P/B neighborhood
Spinach
 Winter Bloomsdale
57"5" x 11"Bras B Col A, Rows 6-8 tr Aug w 1
Spinach
 Giant Winter
147"5" x 11"R/G A, col C, rows 9-12
Squash (Summer)
 Tatume
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Squash (Summer)
 white bush lebanese
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed B
Squash (Summer)
 zuchini rampicante
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed A
Squash (Summer)
 Caserta
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed B
Squash (Summer)
 Golden Bush PSL
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Squash n bed B
Squash (Winter)
 Butterbush
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Squash n bed B
Sunflower
 Selma Suns
111"11" x 11" 
Sunflower
 Sunflower Mixture
111"11" x 11" 
Sunflower
 Tithonia
311"11" x 11" 
Sunflower
 Morning Sun
111"11" x 11" 
Sunflower 111"11" x 11"Squash n bed B
Sunflower
 Autumn Beauty
411"11" x 11" 
Sunflower
 Lemon Queen
111"11" x 11" 
Tansy 21' 5"1' 3" x 2' 11"Tom. n bed A (2 plants)
Tarragon 21' 3"1' 3" x 1' 7"2 plants at foot of P/B n bed A
Tatsoi
 Tatsoi
87"7" x 7"Bras B Col B Row 4-5 tr Aug
Tomatillo
 Cossack Pineapple
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Tom. n bed B
Tomatillo
 Tiny From Coban
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Tom. n bed B
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Tomato (Large)
 Watermelon Beefsteak
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste Kapuler
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Tomato (Large)
 Kellogg's Breakfast
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Tomato (Large)
 Aunt Ruby's German Green
11' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Plant memorial day. Tom n bed A
Zinnia
 Jim Baggett's Choice
111"11" x 11" 
Zinnia
 Pink Senorita
111"11" x 11" 
Zinnia
 Burpee Rose Giant Cactus
111"11" x 11" 
Zinnia
 Exquisite
111"11" x 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alyssum
Arugula
 Ice-Bred
Basil
 Purple Ruffles
Basil
 Thai
Basil
 Emily
Basil
 Genovese
Beans (Bush Snap)
 Provider
Beans (Bush Snap)
Beans (Dry)
 Golden Gaucho FVS
Beans (Pole)
 Marengo
Beans (Pole)
 Kentucky Wonder
Beet
 three root grex
Beet
 Bull's Blood
Beet
 3-root grex, DS spring
Blackberry
Blueberry
Bok Choy
 Prize Choy
Bok Choy
 Yellow Heart Winter
Bok Choy
 Hedou Tiny
Bok Choy
 Baby Choi Organic
Bok Choy
 choy sum fall
Borage
Broccoli
 piercicabba
Broccoli
 purple peacock gene pool
Broccoli
 chinese kaillan
Broccoli
 Dietrich's Wild Broccoli Raab
Cabbage (Fall)
 Bellarus Cabbage Grex - Fall
Cabbage (Fall)
Cabbage (Spring)
 Caraflex Hybrid
Calendula
 Gloria's
Carrot
 Pusa Asita Black
Carrot
 Danvers
Carrot
 Red Cored Chantenay
Carrot
 Scarlet Keeper
Carrot
 Uzbek Golden
Carrot
 coral
Carrot
 Scarlet Nantes
Carrot
 Black Nebula
Catnip
Chinese Cabbage
 chirimen hakusai fall
Chinese Cabbage
 Michihli
Cilantro
 Slo-Bolt
Cilantro
 Caribe
Collards
 Champion
Cosmos
 Sensation Mix
Cover Crop
Cucumber
 Svitanek Pickling
Cucumber
 tokyo green
Cucumber
 National Pickle
Cucumber
Cucumber
 Boston Pickling
Dill
Echinacea
Eggplant
 Rosita
Eggplant
 Chinese String
Fennel (Herb)
 Grosfruchtiger
Fenugreek
Feverfew
Flower
 Rudbeckia Goldstrum
Flower
 Rudbeckia Prairie Sun
Flower
 Catnip
Flower
 Rudbeckia Chim Chiminee
Garlic
Herb
 Savory, Summer
Herb
 fennugreek
Herb
 culantro
Hops
Kale
 Purple Peacock Broccoli Kale
Kale
 Russian Frills
Kale
 Wild Garden Lacinato
Kale
 Dutch Siberian Napus Grex
Kale
 groninger blue eat all
Kale
 Premier
Kohlrabi
 Early Purple Vienna
Kohlrabi
Leek
 belgian breeders mix
Lemon Balm
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Rouge d'Hiver (Red Winter)
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Morton's Secret Mix
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Winter Landis
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Salad Bowl
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Freedom Mix
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Black-Seeded Simpson
Lettuce (Leaf)
 Merlot
Lettuce (Leaf)
 les oreille du diablo
Marigold
 Petite Mix
Marigold
 Brocade Mix
Marjoram
Mint
Mustard
 Komatsuma Tendergreen
Mustard
 Pink Lettucey Gene Pool
Mustard
 yukina savoy eat all - fall
Mustard
 chijimisai
Mustard
 dragon feathers fall
Mustard
 Green Wave
Nasturtium
 Tall Trailing Mix
Nasturtium
Onion
 Stuttgarter
Onion
 Sweet Yellow NORTHERN
Onion
 Dakota Tears
Onion
 Red of Florence
Onion (Perennial)
Other (Perennial)
 dandelion
Other (Perennial)
 Dropmore scarlet honeysuckle
Other (Small)
 tokyo bekana eat all fall
Other (Small)
 red aztec huazont eat all fall
Other (Small)
 eat-all, tokyo cabbage
Other (Small)
 magentaspreen fall
Other (Small)
 okahijiki
Peas
 Opal Creek
Peas
 Oregon Giant
Peas
 Sugar Ann (OG)
Peas
Peas
 Blushing Beauty HT
Peas
 Green Beauty
Pepper
 Paradicsum Alaku Sarga Szentes
Pepper
 Shishito
Pepper
 Aji Dulce
Pepper
 Etiuda
Potatoes (Maincrop)
 Collection
Radicchio
 Dandelion
Radish
 Shunkyo Semi-Long
Radish
Radish
 French Breakfast
Raspberry
Rutabaga
 Navonne
Rutabaga
 Pike
Rutabaga
 Marian
Rutabaga
 American Purple Top Yellow
Rutabaga
 Joan
Salvia
 Sirius Blue Sage
Spinach
 Winter Bloomsdale
Spinach
 Giant Winter
Squash (Summer)
 Tatume
Squash (Summer)
 white bush lebanese
Squash (Summer)
 zuchini rampicante
Squash (Summer)
 Caserta
Squash (Summer)
 Golden Bush PSL
Squash (Winter)
 Butterbush
Sunflower
 Selma Suns
Sunflower
 Sunflower Mixture
Sunflower
 Tithonia
Sunflower
 Morning Sun
Sunflower
Sunflower
 Autumn Beauty
Sunflower
 Lemon Queen
Tansy
Tarragon
Tatsoi
 Tatsoi
Tomatillo
 Cossack Pineapple
Tomatillo
 Tiny From Coban
Tomato (Large)
 Mortgage Lifter
Tomato (Large)
 Watermelon Beefsteak
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste Kapuler
Tomato (Large)
 Amish Paste
Tomato (Large)
 Kellogg's Breakfast
Tomato (Large)
 Aunt Ruby's German Green
Zinnia
 Jim Baggett's Choice
Zinnia
 Pink Senorita
Zinnia
 Burpee Rose Giant Cactus
Zinnia
 Exquisite



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