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: 80 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 12” - 24” Depth: 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Can be grown on a trellis. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Solanum lycopersicum Annual Planting: Start indoors 7 - 9 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 70 - 80 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 36” - 96” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Requires support. Favorable to container growing. 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” - 1 ½” per week Germination: 7 - 21 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Avoid overhead watering. Cold tolerant. For earliest starts, begin indoors 4 - 6 weeks before the last spring frost. Phaseolus vulgaris Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors once soil temperature stays above 60°F. Harvest Days: 50 - 65 Light: Sun Spacing: 4” - 6” Height: 12” - 24” Depth: 1” Water: 1” - 1 ½” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Self-pollinating. Capsicum annuum Annual Planting: Start indoors 8 - 10 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 60 - 69 Light: Sun Spacing: 18” - 24” Height: 24” - 36” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: Deer and rabbit resistant. Favorable to container growing. Harden off before transplanting. Cucurbita maxima Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors 3 - 4 weeks after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 95 - 150 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 18” - 24” Depth: 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: Avoid overhead watering. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Daucus carota Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors 2 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 65 - 78 Light: Sun Spacing: 1” - 3” Height: 6” - 7” Depth: ¼” - ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 10 - 25 days Notes: Can tolerate light frosts. Citrullis lanatus Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 80 - 95 Light: Sun Spacing: 36” - 48” Height: 12” - 18” Depth: ½” - 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 4 - 12 days Notes: Do not overwater. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Phaseolus vulgaris Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors once soil temperature stays above 60°F. Harvest Days: 90 - 100 Light: Sun Spacing: 4” - 6” Height: 24” - 36” Depth: 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Corn and cucumbers make for good companion plants. Beta vulgaris Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors 4 - 5 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 55 - 60 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 3” - 4” Height: 8” - 12” Depth: 1/2" Water: 1” per week Germination: 5 - 14 days Notes: Can also be sown outdoors 4 - 5 weeks before the first fall frost. Cold tolerant. Cucurbita pepo Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 50 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 18” - 24” Depth: 1” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Can be grown on a trellis. Lactuca sativa Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 65 - 75 Light: Sun Spacing: 9” - 12” Height: 6” - 12” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 3 - 10 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 4 - 6 weeks before the last spring frost. Cold tolerant. Lens culinaris Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors 2 - 3 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 80 - 110 Light: Sun Spacing: 1” - 2” Height: 12” - 30” Depth: 1” - 1 ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Perfect for soups and stews. Solanum lycopersicum Annual Planting: Start indoors 8 - 10 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 75 - 90 Light: Sun Spacing: 24” - 36” Height: 18” - 36” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Favorable to container growing. Requires support. Capsicum annuum Annual Planting: Start indoors 7 - 9 weeks before the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 58 - 85 Light: Sun Spacing: 18” - 24” Height: 18” - 24” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 10 days Notes: Deer and rabbit resistant. Favorable to container growing. Harden off before transplanting. Acorn Squash
Black Krim Tomato
Bloomsdale Spinach
Burgundy Bush Bean
Cayenne Fiesta Peppers
Cinderella Pumpkin
Cosmic Purple Carrot
Crimson Sweet Watermelon
Dark Red Kidney Bean
Detroit Dark Red Beets
Golden Zucchini
Gourmet Mix Lettuce
Green Lentils
Green Zebra Tomato
Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper