The diagrams below are carefully planned tor maximum production of foods 
for a balanced diet. Varieties suggested will produce vegetables throughout an 
entire season with some that are resistant to early freezes. Plan for intercropping 
and succession cropping too so your garden will be working full time and give 
maximum production. Since the exact size and shape of the garden must conform 
to the space available, each plot is an individual project in layout. These plans 
are offered as a sound starting point. 
A SUGGESTED 50’x50’ GARDEN Plan No. 1 
a, 3 Rows of Late F,, 3 Rows of Early 
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3 VE 7 Row Staked Cucumbers 
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QD) 2% Rows Tomatoes, Staked, With Green Onions and Leaf lettuce 
C) 72 Row Sweet and Hot Peppers, Sown at Opposite Ends of Garden 
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PLANS 
FOR PLANTING A 
PLAN FOR A 25’x15’ 
25' “ 
2 ) Early Peas Followed by @ Winter Squash 
GARDEN 
Plan No. 2 
a) yi 7 Row Bush Beans 
171 Row Pole Beans On fence If Available 
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Preferences in foods vary with each 
family, to be 
planted and length of rows should be 
adjusted accordingly to _ individual 
tastes. Plans No. 3, No, 4, and No. 5 
(below) offer some alternate planting 
ideas. 
therefore, varieties 
PLAN NO. 1 will produce a balanced 
diet for a family of four. Notice that corn 
is planted in a square plot instead of a 
lengthy single row; this provides a better 
chance for pollination which is very im- 
portant in producing maximum yields, 
Remember to plant the tall growers to 
the north so they won't shade the low 
growers. Climbing vine crops and toma- 
toes can be tied to adjoining fences thus 
saving space and staking work, 
PLAN NO. 2 provides a good variety 
of foods, however, for space conservation 
this small garden has no sweet corn. 
Row PLAN NO. 3 
No. 
1 Mustard Plant early in space later 
2 Garden required by spreading 
Cress squash vines, row 3. 
Summer Squash 
) Plant early in space later 
required by _ spreading 
) squash vines, row 3. 
3 
4 Spinach 
5 Spinach 
6 Beans—Lima or Green Soy 
7 Bush Beans followed by late Lettuce 
8 Bush Beans followed by Cauliflower 
9 Bush Beans followed by Cauliflower 
0 Late Peas followed by late Cabbage 
1 Midseason Peas followed by late Cab- 
bage 
12 2nd early Peas followed by Rutabagas 
13 Ist early Peas followed by Brussels 
Sprouts 
14 Carrots, Radishes, followed by Kohlrabi 
15 Early Beets followed by Carrots, Rad- 
ishes 
16 Lettuce followed by late Beets 
17 Kohlrabi followed by Endive 
PLAN NO. 4 
1 Radishes followed by Sweet Corn 
2 Green Onions followed by Sweet Corn 
3 Tomatoes interplanted with Peas 
4 Tomatoes interplanted with Peas 
5 Early Cabbage followed by Turnips 
6 Beets followed by Cabbage 
7 Potatoes or Onion Sets 
8 Carrots followed by Bush Beans 
PLAN NO. 5 
1 Sweet Corn 
2 Radishes followed by Sweet Corn 
3 Tomatoes interplanted with Lettuce 
4 
Early Peas . . , mid-season Peas . .. late 
Peas (1/3 row each, planted at 2-week 
intervals) 
5 Early Cabbage followed by Turnips 
6 Beets followed by Cabbage 
Carrots followed by Bush Beans 
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