Seed/Transplant

Guide to seeding or transplanting

Variety Seed or Seedling Row Spacing Rows/Bed
Beans, bush Either 2″ 2
Beans, pole Either 2″ 1*
Beets Seed 1″-2″ 2
Broccoli Seedling 14″ 2 alternate
Cabbage Seedling 12″ 2 alternate
Carrots Seed 1″-2″ 2-4
Cauliflower Seedling 14″ 2 alternate
Celery Seedling 12″ 2 alternate
Chard Seed 4″-6″ 2
Corn Either 8″ 2
Cucumbers Seedling 8″ 1**
Kohlrabi Either 2″-3″ 2
Lettuce, head Either 12″ 2 alternate
Lettuce leaf Either 6″ 2
Melons Either 9″ 1**
Onions, green Either 1″ 2-4
Onions, bulb Either 3″-4″ 2-4
Parsley Either 4″ 2
Parsnips Seed 2″-3″ 2
Peas, bush & pole Seed 2″ 2
Peppers Seedling 12″ 2 alternate
Potatoes Either 8″ 2 alternate
Radishes Seed 1″ 2-4
Spinach Either 6″ 2
Squash, climbing small Either 9″ 1**
Squash, vining, large Either 21″ 1 row/2 beds
Tomatoes, determinate Seedling 14″ 2
Tomatoes, indeterminate Seedling 9″ 1**
Turnips Either 2″-3″ 2

* If growing on stakes, plant 3 to 4 inches apart in two rows.
**If growing on stakes mark the bed for spacing, then alternate plants, with 2 on one side, then 2 on the other side, etc.

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