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Revision as of 15:07, 13 May 2016

Jacob Springs Farm grows vegetables mainly for their own use aside from a few key crops per year. Whereas a vegetable CSA requires a great variety of veggies - Jacob Springs chooses instead to focus on a small number (less than half a dozen) of key crops per year – for 2016 that is garlic, salad greens, and herbs.

Planting guide 2016:

Standard Beds are 2 rows, beds otherwise planted are noted Bed "1" is farthest south

• Bed 1 several varieties of garlic
• Bed 2 several varieties of garlic
• Bed 3 several varieties of garlic (bed has 3 rows)
• Bed 4 s several varieties potatoes planted april 18-21
• Bed 5 South row: onions planted around may 1 , yellow, red, purple (order?)
• Bed 5 North row:
  • East: Rutabagas planted May 13 using Jang Clean Seeder (JP-3) with wheel and 5" spacing (9 tooth gear, 14 tooth gear)
  • West: double row South: various beets, North: various carrots planted May 13 using Jang Clean Seeder (JP-3) with wheel and 2" spacing (14 tooth gear, 9 tooth gear)

2016 goal:

For our needs:

1. Trellis - 1/2 row peas followed by beans (direct seeded) - and cukes - 10 cuke starts
2. Near Row - 75 Tomato 50 plants - 2/3 Roma, 75 peppers 2/3 pickling - 50 plants, eggplant start 25, tomatillos start 25
3. 1 Row Cucuberts - winter squash - direct seeded 1 row. acorn, spaghetti, butternut, delicata
4. 1/2. row Summer squash - yellow crook or straightneck - 8 plants, Melons - uzbeck and cantaloupe 15, watermelons 15
5. 1/2 row - broccoli 20 - cauliflower starts 10 - kale - greens and beets
6. 1 row Cabbage - 300' 250 starts
7. Pinto beans - 2 rows
8. Potatoes - 4 rows
9. Onions - 1 row

Starts:

1. 10 cukes
2. 35 roma tomato
3. 15 other tomato
4. 20 pepperoncini
5. 10 Serano/ancho
6. 10 bell peppers
7. 5 jalapeno
8. 5 thai hot
9. 25 eggplants
10. 25 tomatillios
11. 250 cabbage
12. 20 broccoli
13. 10 cauliflower