Vegetable Garden Planting Guide - 25x10 ft

Planting Calendar by Month

March

• Start Roma Tomato indoors
• Start Tobacco indoors

April

• Start Basil indoors
• Start Green Express Cabbage indoors
• Harden off Green Express Cabbage (prepare for transplant)

May

• Transplant Roma Tomato outdoors
• Transplant Basil outdoors
• Transplant Green Express Cabbage outdoors
• Transplant Tobacco outdoors
• Direct sow Bloody Butcher Corn
• Direct sow Kentucky Wonder Bean
• Direct sow Waltham Butternut Squash
• Direct sow Wildflower Blend
• Direct sow Peanut (preferred timing)
• Direct sow Mammoth Dill
• Direct sow Greek Oregano
• Direct sow Lady Lavender

June

• Direct sow Basil
• Direct sow Peanut (backup if soil is still cool)

Planting Schedule & Spacing

Crop	Start Indoors	Transplant Outdoors	Direct Sow	Spacing (inches)	Notes
Roma Tomato	Late March	Mid-Late May	No	18–24" apart / 24–36" rows	Raised Bed 1, back corners
Basil	Early-Mid April	Late May	Mid-June	8–12" apart / 12–18" rows	Raised Bed 1, front spaces
Green Express Cabbage	Early April	Late April–Early May	Early May	12–18" apart / 18–24" rows	Raised Bed 2, back row
Peanut	No	No	Late May – Early June	6–8" apart / 18–24" rows	Raised Bed 2, front row
Bloody Butcher Corn	No	No	Mid-May	8–12" apart / 24–36" rows	Three Sisters block (offset rows)
Kentucky Wonder Bean	No	No	Late May	4–6" apart / 18–24" rows	Base of each corn stalk
Waltham Butternut Squash	No	No	Late May	18–24" apart / 48–72" rows	Edges of Three Sisters block
Tobacco	Late March	Late May – Early June	No	18–24" apart / 30–36" rows	Top-right corner, 3 plants
Pumpkin (Optional)	No	No	Late May	36–48" apart / 60–72" rows	Bottom-right corner (1 plant, if space allows)
Wildflower Blend	No	No	Mid–Late May	Broadcast or 1–2" spacing	Scattered along borders, between beds, left edge
Mammoth Dill	No	No	Mid-May	12–18" apart	Left-center or back of wildflowers
Greek Oregano	Early April	Mid-May	Late May	12" apart	Between raised beds, wildflower edge
Lady Lavender	Early April	Mid-May	Late May	12–18" apart	Bottom-left corner, wildflower edge

Garden Plot Layout (WiP)

C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . 
B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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. . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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. . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
T . . . . . T . . . C . C . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
B B B . . . B . . . P . . . P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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Legend:

• C = Corn
• B = Bean / Basil (context-dependent)
• S = Squash
• T = Tomato / Tobacco (context-dependent)
• P = Peanut
• W = Wildflowers
• . = Empty space / path

How to Harden Off Cabbage

Begin 7–10 days before transplanting. Gradually expose seedlings to outdoor conditions:

• Day 1–2: 2–3 hours of shade
• Day 3–4: 4–5 hours sun, protected from wind
• Day 5–7: Full sun, leave out overnight if no frost expected

Water regularly and avoid stress during this transition.