Everything you need to know to grow a successful and delicious veggie garden with the Seed Library. Cucurbita pepo Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 90 Light: Sun Spacing: 6’ - 8’ Height: 2’ - 3’ Depth: ½” - 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 6 - 12 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Brassica rapa var. chinensis Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 18 - 45 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 12” - 18” Height: 10” - 12” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: Cold tolerant. For earliest starts, begin indoors 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Lactuca Sativa Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 55 - 60 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 4” Height: 6” - 12” Depth: ¼” - ½” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: Can be harvested as a “cut and come again” plant. Cucurbita pepo Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 90 - 100 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 12” - 24” Depth: ½” - 1” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Brassica oleracea var. sabellica Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 70 - 80 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 12” - 18” Height: 12” - 18” Depth: ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 4 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Can also be sown outdoors 6 - 8 weeks before the first fall frost. Chicorium endiva Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Harvest Days: 42 - 70 Light: Sun Spacing: 8” - 12” Height: 8” - 12” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 10 - 14 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. For earliest starts, begin indoors 8 - 10 weeks before the last spring frost. Allium Ampeloprasum Annual Planting: Start indoors 50 - 60 days before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 80 - 120 Light: Sun Spacing: 6” - 8” Height: 12” - 20” Depth: ¼” - ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 16 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Deer and rabbit resistant. Luffa Aegyptiaca Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 100 - 150 Light: Sun Spacing: 6’ Height: 2’ - 3’ Depth: ½” - 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 2 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Requires support. Susceptible to rot and mildew. Rainbow Blend Carrots Daucus carota subsp. Sativus Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors in sandy, looser soil when soil temperature reaches 55°F - 70°F. Harvest Days: 65 - 75 Light: Sun Spacing: 1” - 2” Height: 7” roots with mounding leafy top Depth: ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 14 - 21 days Notes: Increase water to 2” per week as crop matures. Allow soil to dry between watering to avoid forked roots. Brassica oleracea var. capitata Annual Planting: Start indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 90 - 110 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 18” - 24” Height: 12” - 30” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 4 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Heads can weigh up to 5 lbs. Benefits from regular fertilizing. Can also be sown outdoors 6 - 8 weeks before the first fall frost. Solanum Lycoperscium Annual Planting: Start indoors 7 - 9 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 80 - 90 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 18” - 36” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Requires support. Commonly used for canning and making tomato sauce or paste. Spinacia oleracea Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors 5 - 6 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 35 - 50 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 2” - 4” Height: 9” - 15” Depth: ½” Water: 1 ½” per week Germination: 7 - 21 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Prefers cool weather. Can also be sown outdoors 6 - 8 weeks before the first fall frost. Cucurbita pepo. Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 45 - 55 Light: Sun Spacing: 12” - 24” Height: 12” - 36” Depth: 1” - 2” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Benefits from support. Acorn Squash
Asian Greens
Dark Red Lollo Rosso Lettuce
Delicata Squash
Dinosaur Kale
Endive
Leek
Luffa Sponge
Rainbow Blend Carrots
Red Acre Cabbage
San Marzano Tomato
Spinach
Zucchini