We have been planting like mad since the beginning of June when the weather warmed up and the rain stopped. I guess I should say I manage a community charity garden for the Salvation Army. That is why it is so large. It is about 1/4 acre and is grown by volunteers (including myself and my husband) to add fresh produce to the food boxes that SA gives away. This is in addition to the non perishables they have in their large food pantry and give away year round to those in need.
We have a drip irrigation system (www.dripworks.com)so all our rows are 40 feet long and either 2 feet or 4 feet apart, though there are some double rows and some wide rows. All the seeds and plants are donated for this garden.
We planted 13 rows of potatoes (=520 row feet)
5 rows tomatoes (90 plants)
1 4 foot wide row of sugar snap peas (broadcast seed)
2 2 feet wide rows of green bush beans (broadcast seed)
4 double rows of onions
1 double row of kohlrabi
5 rows cucumbers
7 rows winter squash
1 row zucchini
15 rows corn (600 row feet)
Still have to plant cabbage and carrots
For the past 5 years we have gotten 5,000 to 8,000 pounds of produce from this garden in the short growing season of north central Montana. God has blessed his garden
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