We have a larger space to work with this year and I’m trying to map out where I want things to go. Are there things that I should move? I was gonna plant merigolds in random places around this too. Also, where could I stick some strawberries? I might have some room still outside of this plan.
by Starry_burn25
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I don’t know what anything in your diagram means except for the names.
Personally, I’d want more tomatoes than tomatillos but that’s just me
Also, look up 3 sisters gardening
I’m not sure how you’re planning to fit all that into just a few lines in Excel.
That’s not lot of pixels of soil.
Maybe there’s some kind of relationship, like 1 square in 12 inches?
Who knows, computers these days, am I right?
Do you have a scale to tell us how big each area is.
some of your plants are tall, some are short, some are vines, I am not sure of your sun path to know what would shade each other, but Yes I like it. The fun part is doing this, watching how it goes, adjusting the following years…
Any squash is probably going to need way more space, even with vertical gardening
Check out succession/rotation planting. The salad greens, broccoli, cabbage etc prefer cooler weather. Plant them now/soon, and when they bolt in the hot weather put something that likes the heat in their place (peppers, melons, cukes, etc) . You can free up some space that way
Brussels sprouts take FOREVER to grow to harvest.
Cabbage and broccoli grow big and will attract the same bug predators so be sure to plant some herbs, marigolds, nasturtium around!
Melons will branch out like 15+ feet so just be prepared
You have the same square footage planned for basil and squash?
Strawberries are perennials, so wherever you stick them, theyre gonna stay. I would recommend planning most of your other stuff around that with max height and sun orientation in mind so you arent shading out lower growing stuff. I cant really critique spacing because you dont have dimensions listed, but if anything is vining like squash and melons, you should take advantage of all the vertical space you can and put them on a trellis
Edit: Marigolds and other beneficial pollinators are the way to go, after space clears up in my greenhouse I do a ton of marigolds, borage, and a few other things to plop around any vacant spots. Bumblebees really liked my borage and sunflowers last year so they are now a main staple
Heres a reference for how Im planning things out this year
https://preview.redd.it/jj1tlefq4bog1.jpeg?width=4250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9e2224b6ec65b13ffc910e352b77524738863b0
Not sure how to edit my post but the area is around 20’x30’ and up is N. I’ve also tried to upload the picture of the area that I’ll be using but it won’t let me 😒
Move the basil to the middle, add other types like Tulsi/holy basil, and when it flowers just leave it. Everyone chops herbs when they flower, which is understandable in regard to flavor. But they attract a lot of bees and beneficial insects if you just let them go.
Roma and beefsteak are really boring varieties, have you considered interesting heirlooms or hybrids? My personal favorite is Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, and Sungold (an absolute must for me).
Flowers to promote pollination.
I’m more concerned with why column F even exists. A properly sized G would have worked, no need for additional merged cells.