Succession Planting
Plant early spring veggies, but don’t forget to save space for round two!
Plant care & info
- Some crops—such as potatoes, tomatoes, and squash—will only be planted once.
- Fast maturing crops such as leafy greens, annual herbs, and some root crops are the easiest to keep in production with succession planting.
- Crops planted from starts will mature faster than the same crop planted from seed.
- Most seeds require soil temperatures of 50-55ºF to sprout. Starts tolerate slightly cooler soils.
- The increasing day length is another factor influencing the time between plantings. For example, ‘Marvel of Four Seasons’ lettuce may take 60 days to mature when planted in March, but only 30 days to mature when planted in May.
- It is important to utilize varieties that can withstand lower temperatures and possible frosts at the beginning or end of the season.
- At the start of summer, utilize varieties that are heat tolerant to minimize bolting and bitterness of leafy crops.
- Fall and winter crops such as Brussels sprouts and cabbage are best planted from seed in late June or early July, or in July and August from starts.
- Arugula seeds or starts
- Asian greens seeds or starts
- Beets seeds or starts
- Broccoli starts
- Cabbage starts
- Cauliflower starts
- Carrots seeds
- Cilantro seeds or starts
- Collards starts
- Endive seeds or starts
- Kale seed or starts
- Kohlrabi seed or starts
- Lettuce seed or start
- Mache seeds
- Mustard Greens seed or start
- Radicchio seed or start
- Radish seeds
- Scallions starts
- Swiss chard seeds or start
- Spinach seed
- Basil seeds or starts
- Beans, bush seeds
- Beets seeds
- Cabbage starts.
- Carrots seeds
- Cilantro seeds
- Collards seeds or starts
- Corn seeds or starts
- Dill seeds or starts
- Lettuce, warm season varieties seeds or starts
- Radishes seeds
- Rutabaga seeds
- Scallions starts
- Swiss Chard seeds or starts
- Turnips seeds
- Arugula seeds
- Asian Greens seeds
- Beets seeds or starts
- Broccoli Raab seeds or starts
- Broccoli starts
- Brussels Sprouts seeds or starts
- Cabbage seeds or starts
- Carrots seeds
- Cauliflower seeds or starts
- Cilantro seeds
- Collards seeds or starts
- Kale seeds or starts
- Lettuce seeds or starts
- Mache seed
- Mustard seed
- Napa Cabbage seeds or starts
- Radish seeds
- Spinach seeds or starts
- Turnips 40-50 days
It is so exciting when spring veggies like beets, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage begin to fill our shelves! With all these great crops it is easy to fill up your whole garden in one day.
However, we want to remind you to save some space for replanting fast maturing crops (such as lettuce) for a continual harvest. This practice is commonly referred to as “succession planting,” and it will help you maximize the harvest season by continually planting new areas of varieties that will ripen sequentially.
Some of us are visual learners. This chart shows a planting space at least three feet wide and eight feet. The bed is divided into four sections, to be planted 2 weeks apart (approximate planting dates are weather dependent). Theoretically, two weeks after the fourth section is planted, the first section is ready to be harvested and replanted with new crops. Please note, planting dates may be adjusted to accommodate weather and personal schedules.
