New plots

So I have two new nine foot rows. Each is about 1 foot wide and runs a foot deep, although they vary in depth from eight inches to fifteen. I filled each trench with 7 cubic feet of organic garden soil, 2 cubic feet of sorghum moss, 1.5 feet of potting soil and about 1 cubic foot of black kow. All was mixed together, save one foot of potting soil which went on the very top.

I will call them rows A & B, which is left to right facing the street.
Planted August 14, 2011.

Row A: pink beauty radishes; broccoli

Row B: bibb lettuce

Pink beauty Radishes. Ferry Morse
4-7 days to germination
27 days to harvest
1/2 inch planting depth
1 inch spacing

When plants have 3 or 4 leaves, think to one inch apart. For steady crop, sow seeds every 10 days until warm weather and again in fall until 30 days before frost.
"Pink beauty has pink color and smooth texture. It grows large but stays mild and not pithy. The flesh is crisp white and has a unique flavor. If you are looking for a radish to add color to relish trays, Pink Beauty is perfect."

Broccoli (Green Sprouting Calabrese) Ferry Morse (organic seeds)
10-14 days to germination
70-90 days to harvest
1/2 inch planting depth
2 feet plant spacing

I did not follow the instructions, which call for sowing 2-3 seeds together outdoors every 2 feet. Rather, I put them all about a half an inch apart. Thin to 1 plant every 2 feet when 1 nch tall. Keep watered and fertilized. Cut before buds open for best harvest.

Broccoli is a good producer again when planted in summer for fall harvest until frost.


Bibb Letuce. Ferry Morse
7-10 days to germination
57 days to harvest
1/4 inch planting depth
10 inch plant spacing

Thin plants to 10 inches apart when they are 2 inches tall. Harvest entire head at maturity.

"A buterhead variety considered a real delicacy. Easy to grow. The small, somewhat loose head is tender with a distinctive flavor. Early starting is advised to avoid bolting to seed in hot weather. This packet will plant approximately a 70 foot row."