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.