Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden
*In coastal Maine, plant 10-14 days earlier. In northern Maine, plant 10-14 days later.
The two dates given represent the earliest and latest safe dates.
| Crop | Average yield | Ounces of seed or number of plants per 10 feet of row | Distance between rows (inches) | Distance between plants in row (inches) | Depth of planting (inches) | Planting date in central Maine* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asparagus | 6 spears/plant | 6-7 plants | 36-48 | 18 | 6-8 | 4/20-5/15 |
| Beans, Pole | 12 lbs/10 ft row | 1 oz | 36 | 24 (hills) | 1 | 5/15-6/15 |
| Beans, Snap | 8 lbs/10 ft row | 1-2 oz | 24 | 2-4 | 1 | 5/15-7/15 |
| Beets | 10 lbs/10 ft row | 1/10 oz | 12-18 | 2-3 | 1/2 | 4/25-8/1 |
| Broccoli | 1.75 lbs/plant | 6-7 plants | 24-36 | 24-30 | — | 5/1-8/1 |
| Cabbage | 3/4 – 3 lbs/plant | 6-7 plants | 24-36 | 12-18 | — | 5/1-8/1 |
| Carrots | 10 lbs/10 ft row | 1/20 oz | 12-18 | 2-3 | 1/2 | 5/1-7/15 |
| Corn | 20-24 ears/10 ft row | 1/2 oz | 24-36 | 6-8 | 1 | 5/15 – 7/1 |
| Cucumbers | 10 fruits/plant | 1/20 oz | 48-72 | 48 (hills) | 3/4 | 6/1-7/15 |
| Eggplant | 4-5 lbs/plant | 6-7 plants | 24-36 | 18 | — | 6/1-6/15 |
| Onions | 1 lb sets yields 30-40 lbs onion | 1/10 lb | 12-18 | 1-3 | 1/2 | 4/20-5/15 |
| Parsnips | 15 lbs/10 ft row | 1/8 oz | 18-24 | 2-4 | 1/2 | 5/1-5/15 |
| Peas | 10 lbs/10 ft row | 1/10 lb | 18-36 | 1-2 | 1 | 4/15-7/15 |
| Peppers | 6-12 fruits/plant | 6-7 plants | 18-24 | 18 | — | 5/25-6/20 |
| Potatoes | 5 lb seed potatoes yields 50 lbs potatoes | 2 lbs seed potatoes | 30-36 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 5/1-6/1 |
| Pumpkin | 4-6 fruits/plant | 1/10 oz | 36 | 48 (hills) | 1 | 5/20-6/10 |
| Spinach | 4-5 lbs/10 ft row | 1/10 oz | 12-18 | 3-4 | 1/2 | 4/10-5/10 7/1-8/1 |
| Squash, Summer | 15 lbs/10 ft row | 1/10 oz | 36 | 48 (hills) | 1 | 5/25-7/15 |
| Squash, Winter | 10 lbs/10 ft row | 1/10 oz | 72-96 | 72 (hills) | 1 | 5/20-6/10 |
| Tomatoes | 8 lbs/plant | 3-6 plants | 24-48 | 18-36 | — | 5/25-6/20 |
| Turnip | 25 lbs/10 ft row | 1/30 oz | 12-18 | 1 | 1/4 – 1/2 | 5/1-8/1 |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.