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Muskmelons
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Okra
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Onions
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Parsnips
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Peas
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Peppers
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Potatoes (seed potatoes)
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Pumpkins
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Radishes
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Soybeans
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Family: Cucurbitaceae.
Genus and species: Cucumis sativus.
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 3 to 4 weeks.
When to transplant to garden: 1 to 2 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 1 to 2 weeks after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 3-6 days.
Germination temp.: 65-95 degrees F..
Sowing depth: 1 inch.
Days to maturity: 50-70 days
Spacing between plants: 8-12 inches.
Spacing between rows: 36-72 inches
Pests: Spotted and striped cucumber beetles, Squash vine borers, Whiteflies, Pickleworms.
Diseases: Bacterial wilt, Mosaic virus, Powdery mildew, Downy mildew, Anthracnose, Bacterial blight, Fusarium wilt.
Harvest: When they reach a usable size; harvest often to keep plants productive.
Growing tips: bacterial wilt is spread by the cucumber beetle, so keep them under control
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Family: Solanaceae
Genus and species: Solanum melongena var. esculentum.
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 8-10 weeks.
When to transplant to garden: 2 to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: N/A
Approx. germination time: 5-10 days .
Germination temp.: 75-90 degrees F. .
Sowing depth: 1/4 inch.
Days to maturity: 62-90 days from transplant
Spacing between plants: 18-36 inches.
Spacing between rows: 24-48 inches
Pests: Flea beetles, Spider mites, Colorado potato beetles, Tomato hornworms.
Diseases: Anthracnose, verticillium wilt, Phomopsis blight.
Harvest: When
fruits are 4 to 5 inches long with shiny skin; dull skin indicates overripeness.
Growing tips: eggplants thrive on heat; they should not be set out in the garden until the daytime temperatures reach 65-75 degrees F.
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Family: Brassicaceae.
Genus and species: Brassica oleracea (Acephala group).
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size: 6-8 weeks.
When to transplant to garden: 5 weeks before to 2 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 4 to 6 weeks before last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 4-14 days.
Germination temp.: 45-95 degrees F..
Sowing depth: 1/2 inch.
days to maturity: 50-65 days
Spacing between plants: 18-24 inches.
Spacing between rows: 24-36 inches
Pests: Imported cabbageworms, Cabbage loopers, Aphids, Flea beetles, cabbage root maggots.
Diseases: clubroot, black rot, downy
mildew, white mold.
Harvest: When leaves reach a usable size; leave terminal bud at center of plant intact in order to have an ongoing harvest.
Growing tips: Kale can tolerate Fall frosts
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Family: Asteraceae.
Genus and species: Lactuca sativa var. capitata.
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4-6 weeks.
When to transplant to garden: 2 weeks before to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors:N/A
Approx. germination time: 2-14 days.
Germination temp.: 40-80 degrees F..
Sowing depth: 1/8 inch.
Days to maturity: 57-80 days
Spacing between plants: 10-15 inches.
Spacing between rows: 16-24 inches
Pests: Slugs, Earwigs, Leaf miners, Whiteflies.
Diseases: Aster yellows, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, White mold.
Harvest: lift entire head when firm and full sized.
Growing tips: Head lettuce is less heat-tolerant than other lettuce types
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Family: Asteraceae.
Genus and species: Lactuca sativa var. crispa.
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4-6 weeks.
When to transplant to garden: 2 weeks before to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 2 weeks before to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 2-14 days Germination temp.: 40-80 degrees F..
Sowing depth: 1/8 inch.
Days to maturity: 40-58 days
Spacing between plants: 8-12 inches.
Spacing between rows: 12-24 inches
Pests: slugs, earwigs, leaf miners, whiteflies.
Diseases: aster yellows, downy mildew, powdery mildew, white mold.
Harvest:
Lift entire head when firm and full sized.
Growing tips: Plant short rows every few weeks all season for a continual harvest, using heat-tolerant varieties in the Summer
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Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus and species: Cucumis melo var. reticulatus
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 3-4 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 2 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 2 weeks after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 3-10 days
Germination temp.: 75-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1/2 inch
Days to maturity: 75-110 days
Spacing between plants: 12-24 inches
Spacing between rows: 60-84 inches
Pests: Cucumber beetle, Squash vine borer, Pickleworm
Diseases: Bacterial wilt, Anthracnose, Downy mildew
Harvest: Allow to ripen on the vine; when ripe, a muskmelon
develops a crack at the point of attachment to the stem and will slip off easily
Growing tips: melons thrive in heat and need lots of room to grow
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Family:Malvaceae
Genus and species: Abelmoschus esculentus
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 2 to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 2 to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 6-18 days
Germination temp.: 70-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 3/4 inch Days to maturity: 50-75 days
Spacing between plants: 8-24 inches
Spacing between rows: 24-60 inches
Pests: stinkbugs, Japanese beetles, aphids, corn earworms, flea beetles
Diseases: verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt
Harvest: When pods are immature, in about 50 days from seed; pick often to encourage production
Growing tips: Okra seeds do not store well
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Family: Liliaceae
Genus and species: Allium cepa
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 6 weeks before to 2 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 6 weeks before to 2 weeks after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 4-14 days
Germination temp.: 50-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1/4 inch
Days to maturity: 75-150 days
Spacing between plants: 2-4 inches
Spacing between rows: 16-24 inches
Pests:Onion maggot
Diseases: Downy mildew
Harvest: Pick scallions when they are 6-8 inches tall; pick bulb onions after the tops have Fallen over and the bulbs develop a papery skin
Growing tips: Plant sets or seedlings for a faster start
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Family: Apiaceae
Genus and species: Pastinaca sativa
Growing Season: Spring
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4-6 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 4 weeks before to 4 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 2 to 4 weeks before last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 14-26 days
Germination temp.: 50-70 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1/4 inch
Days to maturity: 100-120 days
Spacing between plants: 2-4 inches
Spacing between rows: 18-36 inches
Harvest: After a few frosts but before the ground freezes
Growing tips: Parsnips develop their best flavor after a few frosts; store in ground covered with a heavy mulch over Winter, and harvest after the ground thaws in the Spring
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Family: Fabaceae
Genus and species: Pisum sativum
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size: 4 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 4 weeks before to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 4 to 6 weeks before last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 6-36 days
Germination temp.: 40-75 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1 inch
Days to maturity: 50-80 days
Spacing between plants: 1-3 inches
Spacing between rows: 24-48 inches
Pests:Seed corn maggots, Aphids, and Slugs
Diseases:Powdery mildew, Fusarium wilt, and Viruses
Harvest: Pick garden peas when pods are filled out but still
tender; snow peas when the pods are tender and the seeds inside are undeveloped; and snap peas when the pods are filled out but still crisp
Growing tips: Set up trellises at time of planting
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Family: Solanaceae
Genus and species: Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 6-8 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 2 to 3 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: N/A
Approx. germination time: 8-12 days
Germination temp.: 65-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1/4 inch
Days to maturity: 60-100 days from transplant
Spacing between plants: 12-24 inches
Spacing between rows: 18-36 inches
Pests: Flea beetles, Leaf miners, Corn borers, Colorado potato beetlesDiseases: Bacterial spot, Leaf spot, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Anthracnose, Cucumber mosaic virus
Harvest:
When they reach a usable size; Let some ripen fully, but pick immature ones to keep production going
Growing tips: support plants with 24 inch tall cages
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Family: Solanaceae
Genus and species: Solanum tuberosum
Growing Season: Spring
Time needed to reach transplant size:N/A
When to transplant to garden: 2-4 weeks before last Spring frost (plant whole, egg-sized seed potatoes; or, plant small pieces with 2-3 eyes each, but let them dry for a few days before planting)
When to sow outdoors:N/A
Spacing between plants: 10 inches
Spacing between rows: 30-42 inches
Pests: Colorado potato beetle, Flea beetles, Aphids, Wireworms, European corn borer, Leafhoppers, Leaf miners
Diseases: Early blight, Late blight, Potato scab, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Mosaic vius
Harvest: Harvest new potatoes about 10 weeks after planting; harvest storage potatoes after the vines have died back
Growing tips: hill the plants when they reach 9 inches high by pulling up soil around them
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Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus and species: Cucurbita pepo var. pepo
Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size: 3-4 weeks
When to transplant to garden: 2 weeks after last Spring frost
When to sow outdoors: 1 week after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time:N/AGermination temp.: 70-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 3/4 inch
Days to maturity: 75-100 days
Spacing between plants: 36-60 inches
Spacing between rows: 72-96 inches
Pests: Cucumber beetles, Squash bugs
Diseases: Mosaic virus, Bacterial blight, Powdery mildew, Downy mildew, Blossom end rot, Fusarium wilt
Harvest: After vine dies, unless a
frost is predicted
Growing tips: Cure pumpkins in a warm, ventilated room for 1 to 2 weeks before storing for the Winter
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Family: Brassicaceae
Genus and species: Raphanus sativus
Growing Season: Spring and Fall
Time needed to reach transplant size:N/A
When to sow outdoors: 4 to 6 weeks before last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 3-12 days Germination temp.: 45-90 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1/2 inch
Days to maturity: 25-35 days
Spacing between plants: 1/2-1 inch Spacing between rows: 8-18 inches
Pests: Flea Beetles, Cabbage root maggot
Harvest: When they become a usable size
Growing tips: Radishes become hot-tasting and tough if watered unevenly or if grown in too much heat
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Family: Fabaceae
Genus and species: Glycine max Growing Season: Summer
Time needed to reach transplant size:N/A
When to transplant to garden: Not recommended
When to sow outdoors: after last Spring frost
Approx. germination time: 6-12 days
Germination temp.: 65-85 degrees F.
Sowing depth: 1 inch
Days to maturity: 75-110 days
Spacing between plants: 3-4 inches
Spacing between rows: 24 inches
Pests: Mexican bean beetles, Japanese beetles, Aphids, Leafhoppers, Seed corn maggots
Diseases: Anthracnose, Bacterial blight, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Viruses, White mold
Harvest: When pods are plump and seeds are full size but still green; pick when fully mature for dried beans
Growing tips: Dust seed with a soil inoculant specific to soybeans (Rhizobium japonica) at time of sowing; plants require a long growing season and do best in alkaline soil, with plenty of moisture and good drainage
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