Crop Planning

Planning Vegetable, Fruit, and Flower Production for Weekly Markets

…or how do we get from here…..

……to there??

Winter time’s a good time to put on our best thinking caps

something’s going on in this office—with a pencil

A 21 (27')

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'A' SECTI ON 2010

A19 11/ 1509 oat pea cover 27' 6/ 3 Gomphrena QI S carmine Wheat/ pea winter cover

A18 11/15/09 oat pea cover 50’ 6/2,3 Sunflowers 4 x 6” followed by direct-sown arugula Wheat /pea winter cover

A17 11/ 15/ 09 Ladoga Tulips 73' 6/ 1 Celosia Red Chief 4 x 6” on f abric wheat/ pea winter cover

A14 f allow 86'

A13 f allow 88’

grass

A8 4/ 29 Calendula I ndian Prince (bed end, too late); 6 x 6” Bunching onions White Spear, Purplette; Tadorna Leeks; King Richard Leeks 89’ 10/ wheat/ pea cover

grass

grass

88’

A7 4/22 Statice QIS Dark Blue 10/ wheat/ pea cover 88’

A5 4/ 22 Statice White Swan, sky blue, dark blue 10/ wheat/ pea cover 87’

A4 4/ 22 Statice QI S white 10/ wheat/ pea cover

87'

A3 4/ 22 Statice QI S rose waldemann’s green lettuce, romaine 4 x 12” on fabric 10/ wheat/ pea cover 84’

A2 4/ 22 QI S yellow statice 8/ 19 Merlin Beets 10/ wheat/ pea cover

71’

A1 4/ 22 QI S apricot statice 8/ 19 Nero Tondo radish; Miyashige daikon radish

66’ 10/ wheat/ pea cover

grass

A16 6/1 Ageratum Blue Horizon 4 x 12” on fabric wheat/ pea winter cover 83'

A16 fallow 85'

A15 fallow 85'

A6 4/22 Statice QIS light blue magenta lettuce 4 x 12” 11/1 wheat/pea cover 87’

…someone is going over garden maps..

2010 Greenhouse Record

I tem Variety Date

# of

containers

or cells flat type seed/ cell soil mix

seed co/

year

pot up

date tray size no. trays comments

Lettuce

Red Salad

Bowl 18- J an 3 128 ws 1 org J 09

Red Sails 18- J an 4 128 ws 1 org J 09

Encore

Mix 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Waldeman 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Mizuna 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Arugula Astro 19- J an 2 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Spinach Space 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Tyee 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09

Spinach Tyee 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09

Space 5- Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J 09

Lettuce Two Star 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 09

New Red

Fire 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10Winter

Density 8- Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J 10

Tango 8- Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J 09

Encore

mix 8- Feb 10 128ws 1 org J 10

Broccoli arcadia 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10

Cabbage gonzales 8- Feb 2 288 1 org J 10

Onion

White

Spear 8- Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Leek Tadorna 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Tomato Celebrity 8- Feb 106 288 1 org J 10

Tomato

Bush Early

Girl 8- Feb 130 288 1 org J 10King

Richard 8- Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J 10

Pepper Bell Boy 10- Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10

bounty 10- Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10

fat n

sassy 10- Feb 106 288 1 org Ger10

gypsy 10- Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10

ace 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10

el jefe 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10

red rocket 10- Feb 38 288 1 org J 10

conchos 10- Feb 117 288 1 org J 10

King

Arthur 10- Feb 36 288 1 org J 10

anaheim

sahuaro 10- Feb 30 288 1 org J 10

lipstick 10- Feb 30 288 1 J 10

and last year’sgreenhouse journal…

Upper Hoophouse

Dripping Springs Garden

Sample Crop Planning

Worksheet sorted by

target greenhouse date

arugula n/a 3-Jan 6-Jan 1-Feb 90 5 2" 2700 U2 22 x 128 ws

brassica mixers :tatsoi, ruby

streaks, mizuna, endive 3-Jan 1-Feb 5 6" 900 U4 3 x 128 ws each

Lettuce Mix (1st) 1/18, 2/8 3-Jan 12-Mar 1-Feb 90 6 6" 1080 U1, U2 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (1st) 1/19, 2/5 3-Jan 5-Jan 11-Mar 1-Feb 90 5 6" 900 U3 9 x 128 ws

Lettuce Mix (2nd) 1-Feb 1-Mar 6 6" 1080 U6 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (2nd) n/a 1-Feb 1-Mar 5 6" 900 U5 9 x 128 ws

Tomato, Celebrity 8-Feb 1-Feb 31-Mar 15-Mar 4 x 90 1 24" 360 U3-U6

Lisianthus

bump up

to 50's

3/1 24-Mar 24-Mar 2 x 90 4 6" 1440 U1, U2

Marigold, late 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 12" 360 U6

Zinnia, f all 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 6" 1440 U3, U5 grow stocky transplants

Celosia, late 15-Jul 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U4

Sunfl ower, f all, 1st 1-Aug 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U1

Sunfl ower, f all, 2nd 15-Aug 1-Sep 4 6" 720 U2

to come up witha plan for an evenbetter year in 2011….

Keeping good records is key to crop planning

Farm maps

Greenhouse log Market log

Harvest logCSA log

'D' SECTI ON 2010

D17 3/ 19 Red Gold potato ~8/ 1 Provider green beans 2 x 12 50’

D16 3/ 19 Red Gold potato ~8/ 1 Provider green beans 52’

D15 6/24 purple and common sage 52’

D14 3/19 Red gold potato ~8/5 transplanted ‘limelight’ millet 52' on bare soil

D13 Red gold potato ~8/5 Celosia Chief Fire, Orange/Peach on fabric 4 x 6” 54'

D12 Red gold/ and Carola potato ~8/5Celosia Kurume Mix, Chief Mix 55'

D11 3/19 Carola potato ~8/5 magenta lettuce 58'

D10 3/19 Carola potato ~8/5Chinese cabbage transplants 58'

D9 (was dahlias) 7/0 ‘Astro’ arugula direct-sown 4 lines 64' 11/1 wheat/pea cover

D8 (was dahlias) 7/20 ‘Bolero’ carrots with French Breakfast radish interplant 65’ D7 (was dahlias) 7/20 ‘Bolero’ carrots with radish interplant 67'

D6 3/19 Carola potato 2 x 12” 7/8 Tadorna leeks on fabric 4 x 6” 66'

D5 3/19 Carola potato 7/8 bunching onions white spear, purplette + leeks on fabric 66' 11/1 wheat/pea cover D4 3/19 Carola potato 7/20 Hakurrei turnip direct sown 11/1 winter wheat/pea cover

D3 67' fallow D2 57’ fallow

D 18 11/15/09 oat pea cover 50’ 3/19 red gold potato 2 x 12” ~8/10 Gold Coin marigold on fabric 4 x 12”

D 19 50’

Garden Section map created usingtext boxes. Each box represents a 4’ wide planting bed; because of slope and contour on this site, beds range from 50’ to 275’ long. All beds have been measured, with length displayed on map for planning purposes. Beds are numbered from bottom to top of hill. On flat ground, standard bed length is preferable.

FARM MAPS

A Section

B Section

C SectionD Section

Etc.

BB11 4/30 sunflowers sunrich orange on fabric 106’ *Sweet Williams super duplex, electron

BB9 Gladiolus 7/1/09 from bottom: 250 Ambush/250 Finishing Touch/500 Frosty White/250 Rapid Red/250 Romance/ 500 Violetta/ 250 Red Majesty (overwintered for 2010 bloom) (removed fall 2010) 230’

BB8 10/1/09 Cal Late garlic own seed 7 216’ 7/8 gladiolus: mystery, king’s gold, plum tart, prince indigo, flora red, frosty white

BB7 11/4/09 Bluecrop blueberries, 2-yr plants, with peat as above 200’ Asclepias tuberosa interplant

BB6 11/4/09 Blueray (2-yr plants) Blueberries (with peat addition) Asclepias tuberosa interplant 185’

BB5 11/4/09 Bluejay Blueberries add 5 gal peat moss per plant on bed surface tilled in 177’ Asclepias tuberosa interplant

BB4 11/4/09 Bluejay Blueberries 4’ apart, 1 gal (+peat) one Bluecrop plant at top; 12/16/09 interplant Camelot daffodils (start 11/22) 163’

BB3 4/09/09 Jersey Supreme Asparagus crowns 2 x 12” 155’

Blueberry Field Beds East Side 2010

BB10 late glads 6/19/09 Red Sensation Romance Orange Crush Splendid Orange Red Majesty (overwintered, removed in fall) 241’ 10/2010 Cal late garlic



BB12 7/9/09 late Glads 108’ *Sweet Williams super duplex, electron on fabric

Driveway to hoophouse

Hoophouse

BB 13 Potatoes 4/21 mixed cranberry red, prairie blush, carola from own stored DSG potatoes 285’ * Cal late garlic

BB 14 Zinnias 5/3 Benary’s giants mixed colors 280’ 11/1 Tulips from bottom: 600 angelique, 600 apricot parrot, 600 avignon, 600 banjaluca, 600 big smile, 600 black jack, some dordogne

BB15 Zinnias 5/3 Benary’s giants mixed colors 280’ 11/2-3 Tulips from bottom: remainder Dordogne, 1200 flaming parrot, 600 gander’s rhapsody, 600 king’s blood, 600 maureen

BB16 Gladiolus 279’

BB 17 Tuberose 273’ 11/3 Tulips from bottom: 600 renown, 1200 spring green, 600 super parrot, 445 Ednie’s sunrise

Blank maps (showing anyover-wintering crops) are assembled into a 3-ring binder at the beginning of the seasonto use in the office or field for recording plantings. At the end of theseason the working copies are transferred to computer format

193’ 6/5 Gladiolus: Ambush Red (very nice red); Fiesta (yellow/orange bicolor); Frosty White; Finishing Touch (salmon); Rapid Red (best deep red); Romance (lovely ruffled lilac); Red Sensation (orange red); Violetta (beautiful deep purple * 10/ cal late garlic

192’ 11/5/09 Bachelor Buttons Blueboy, Frosted Queen Late zinnias 6/23 Benary’s Giant scarlet, lime, salmon rose, white, deep red, yellow, wine, orange, lilac, pink

189’ 9/30/09 Chandler strawberries (from DSG 8/20 cuttings) 6/16 Tuberose on black plastic 4 x 12” top few feet glads old spice, jazz age 11/2 Bachelor buttons Blue Boy, Frosted Queen ½ bed on fabric

197’ 9/30/09 Chandler strawberries 6/14 gladiolus: old spice, white prosperity, rhapsody in blue, applause, jester gold, orange crush, prince indigo

184’ Sweet William super duplex late Oct. 09 6/ 22 gladiolus red majesty, jazz age, vista, chichat, kingsgold

182’ 9/30/ 09 own Chandler Strawberries (after harvest, pulled off fabric, and left ½ bed for propagation berries and straw mulched 6/23 top half Sunflower ProCut and Sunrich Gold 10/7 Cal late garlic

218’ 11/ 5/ 09 tulips f rom bottom: 600 Kings Blood, 600 Maureen, 1200 Spring Green 5/ 4 tomatoes: (east) 20 viva I talia, 20 carolina gold, 26 celebrity. (west) 20 roma, 20 pink beauty, 26 big beef

220’ 11/5/09 tulips from bottom: 1200 Flaming Parrot, 600 Super Parrot, 600 Pretty Woman, 11/12 Avignon 5/4 tomatoes: 50 sunsugar, 6 blk cherry , 6 suncherry 50 sungold, 17 sungella * 10/ Chandler Strawberries last few feet Centaurea cyanus

Blueberry Field Beds West Side 2010

11/5/09 tulips from bottom: 600 Big Smile, 300 Darwinsnow, 600 Dordogne, 600 Gander’s Rhapsody 5/4 peppers 30 fat n sassy, 10 lipstick, 10 carman, 10 gypsy, 2 orion 12 Ace, 20 purple islander, 6 king Arthur, 6 red knight, 6 bell boy, 6 bounty, 6 orion 10/ Chandler Strawberries

11/5/09 tulips from bottom: 600 Angelique, 500 Black Jack, 600 Banja Luca, 400 Claudia, 300 Catherina, few Kings Blood 5/4 approx. 30 Oriental express eggplant, 6 hungarian wax peppers, 6 habanero, 4 anaheim, 12 rubicon , 12 red rocket Approx 30 Mangan eggplant, 10 el jefe hot peppers, 15 conchos, 15 Numex Joe Parker 10/ Chandler strawberries

Pussywillow/blueberry hedge

Limelight hydrangea hedge 4/6/2010

asian pear liliacs asian pear bridal veil asian pear bridal veil asian pear bridal veil asian pear

Asian pear lilac asian pear lilac

It’s easy to loose track of varieties plantedif the notebook’s not in the field

Early April salad harvestHoophouses get their own maps

UPPER HOOPHOUSE 2011 (30’ x 96’)

3 x 90 3/11/10 ‘Tyee’, ‘Space’ spinach 5 x 6” on fabric 3/31 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore lettuce mix 6 x 6” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15/10

4 x 90 3/11/10 Lettuce Waldemann’s/ New Red Fire/ Red Sails/ Red Salad Bowl 4 x 12” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 x 22” Celebrity/ Bush Early Girl 9/30/10 Five-star lettuce mix 6 x 6”

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore salad mix, Bianca endive, mixed lettuces on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant: Celebrity 9/30/10 Spinach ‘Space’ and ‘Lombardia’ 5 x 6”

4 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Echo Blue 4 x 6” bare soil, cultivate, mulched after ~6 wks Tomato interplant mid-August—too late! 11/24/10 astro arugula + 5* salad mix on landscape fabric 12/19/10 completed with mizuna

3 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Mariachi Pink, ABC Blue Rim, Echo Pink 4 x 6” same as above 11/24/10 space spinach 12/19/10 completed

May 31--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly. Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in the Z section, lettuce planting in D section, basil in E section. Lilies planted in the greenhouse. Harvested sunflowers, lilies in early a.m. to put in cooler for Sat. market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena for 3 days. Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week. June 1--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly. Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in the Z section, lettuce planting in D section, basil in E section. Lilies planted in the greenhouse. Harvested sunflowers, lilies in early a.m. to put in cooler for Sat. market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena for 3 days. Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week. May 31--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly. Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in the Z section, lettuce planting in D section, basil in E section. Lilies planted in the greenhouse. Harvested sunflowers, lilies in early a.m. to put in cooler for Sat. market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena for 3 days. Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week. May 31 sunny

blue ageratum

no good!

Garden Journal: the daily discipline

Includes date, max-min temps, weather, activities

(writing legibly will affect how useful it is later…)

Best to use a bound composition book that will not lose pages.

Greenhouse Journal: muy importante!

Sample Greenhouse Record

I tem Variety Date

# of

containers


seed co/

year

pot up


Lettuce

Red Salad

Bowl 18- J an 3 128 ws 1 org J 09


Encore

Mix 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09





Tyee 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09




New Red




Encore




Onion

White




Tomato

Bush Early





fat n



ace 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10

el jefe 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10



King


anaheim



Greenhouse Journal

Compositionnotebook with lined columnsfor data entry.Carried to thegreenhouse to record all greenhouse activities.Write it down before you leave!

I tem Variety Date

#

container flat type seed/ cell soil mix

seed co/

year

first

harvest

last

harvest notes

Hyacinth Jan Bros 2-Jan 25 6" pot 3 per pot

org + 2g

compost + 3

c litter ed

these were

kept outside

during very

cold weather

and should

have been

better

protected;

some lost

Pink Pearl 2-Jan 25 6" pot 3 per pot same ed

Blue Jacket 50 6" pot 3 per pot same ed

Tulip Margarita 9-Jan 100 crate 63 per crate same ed

Super Parrot 9-Jan 100 crate same ed

Lily, oriental Faralito 16-Jan 34 pots 3g pot 3/pot

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Lily, asiatic Batistero 18-Jan 6 lily crate 25

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Salmon

Classic 18-Jan 4 lily crate 25

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Lily Oriental Faralito 25-Jan 33 3g pot 3 lily mix ed

Lily, asiatic Batistero 25-Jan 6 lily crate 25 lily mix ed

Salmon

Classic 25-Jan 4 lily crate 25 lily mix ed

Lily, asiatic

Salmon


Batistero 30-Jan 7 lily crate 22 lily mix ed

Lily oriental Faralito 30-Jan 34 3 gal 3 lily mix ed

Lily oriental Faralito 5-Feb 33 3 g 3 lily mix ed 16/18

Item Variety Date # container flat type seed/cell soil mixseed co/

year first harvestlast

harvest notes

Greenhouse Journal:

Indoor bulb planting data pulled from original journal entries for planningpurposes

Harvest Log 2010

Date: Monday May 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------Item ****** Pieces, Bunches, Lbs, containers ******---------------------------------------------------------------- 5 lugs strawberries ~5lb ea 30 bu chervil, y section45 bu spinach, hoophouse25 lb salad mix36 bu green garlic, 3/bu 30 bu kale, x section

glads 12 tall bucketslilies 7 tall bucketsageratum 5 1g buckets CSA boxes (x28) :

1 pt strawberries 1 bu baby leeks (Marty).5 lb salad mix 1 bu white turnips (Marty)1 bu green garlic 1 bu kale.5 lb spinach 1 bu chervil

Flower harvest recorded by # buckets and container size

CSA box packing

Harvest Log 2010

Date: Monday May 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------Item ****** Pieces, Bunches, Lbs, containers ******---------------------------------------------------------------- 5 lugs strawberries ~5lb ea 30 bu chervil, y section45 bu spinach, hoophouse25 lb salad mix36 bu green garlic, 3/bu 30 bu kale, x section

glads 12 tall bucketslilies 7 tall bucketsageratum 5 1g buckets CSA boxes (x28) :

1 pt strawberries 1 bu baby leeks (Marty).5 lb salad mix 1 bu white turnips (Marty)1 bu green garlic 1 bu kale.5 lb spinach 1 bu chervil

Market log needs to record what is taken to market and how much is sold

Market Log 2011 Date:________________ Special Orders for Today:Total Receipts_________ ___________________Starting Cash_________ ____________________Net Receipts__________ ____________________5% TuTh/ 7.5%Sat

Commission____________ ____________________Employee Payments______ ____________________Meals________________ ____________________Weather______________ Special Orders for Future Markets:Date needed who what telephone________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Town List:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MARKET LOG 2011 (back side)

ITEMS TAKEN TO MARKET TODAY QUANTITY/SIZE ITEM PRICE UNSOLD TOTAL________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ITEMS SEEN AT MARKET TODAY WE SHOULD GROW:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gathering the data and making a plan

Item Variety Date

# cells or

number of

containers flat type seed/cell soil mixseed co/ year

pot up

date tray size no. trays notes

Larkspur Imp Mix 29-Jan 10 128 ws 2 org ger 10

Larkspur QIS blue 6-Feb 2 2 org ger 10

QIS mix 6-Feb 2 2 org ger 10

Dianthuspurple bouquet 11-Feb 271 288 1 org ger 10

amazon neon duo 11-Feb 84 288 1 org ger10

amazon neon duo 11-Feb 204 288 1 org ger09

CalendulaIndian Prince 11-Feb 2 flats 288 1 org ger09

mistake, use fresh seed

Eucalyptussilver dollar 11-Feb 2 288 1 org j10

Agrostemma

Purple Queen 11-Feb 5 98 cell 1 or 2 org Ger10

Rudbeckia Indian Summer 11-Feb 1 288 1 org ger10

Statice QIS yellow 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

Qis white 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

QIS sky blue 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

QIS dark blue 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

QIS Apricot 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

QIS rose 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

QIS swan lake 8-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

Astermatsumoto blue 9-Mar 2 288 1 org ger10

Asclepias tuberosa 22-Mar 1.75 288 1 org ger10

Lepidium 22-Mar 2 288 1 org geo10

Helenium 22-Mar 3 288 1 org ger10

Helichrysum ? 22-Mar 2 288 1 org geo10

First step: Collecting greenhouseand field transplantinginformation into a useful format—here,flowers, vegetables,and bulbs have been separated out from greenhouse

journal records

Flowers 2010

Sample Greenhouse Record

I tem Variety Date

# of

containers


seed co/

year

pot up


Lettuce

Red Salad

Bowl 18- J an 3 128 ws 1 org J 09


Encore

Mix 19- J an 6 128 ws 2+ org J 09





Tyee 19- J an 3 128 ws 2+ org J 09




New Red




Encore




Onion

White




Tomato

Bush Early





fat n



ace 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10

el jefe 10- Feb 34 288 1 org J 10



King


anaheim



VegetableGreenhouseRecord 2010

I tem Variety Date

#

container flat type seed/ cell soil mix

seed co/

year

first

harvest

last

harvest notes

Hyacinth Jan Bros 2-Jan 25 6" pot 3 per pot

org + 2g

compost + 3

c litter ed

these were

kept outside

during very

cold weather

and should

have been

better

protected;

some lost

Pink Pearl 2-Jan 25 6" pot 3 per pot same ed

Blue Jacket 50 6" pot 3 per pot same ed

Tulip Margarita 9-Jan 100 crate 63 per crate same ed

Super Parrot 9-Jan 100 crate same ed

Lily, oriental Faralito 16-Jan 34 pots 3g pot 3/pot

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Lily, asiatic Batistero 18-Jan 6 lily crate 25

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Salmon

Classic 18-Jan 4 lily crate 25

#2, compost,

pellets ed

Lily Oriental Faralito 25-Jan 33 3g pot 3 lily mix ed

Lily, asiatic Batistero 25-Jan 6 lily crate 25 lily mix ed

Salmon


Lily, asiatic

Salmon


Batistero 30-Jan 7 lily crate 22 lily mix ed

Lily oriental Faralito 30-Jan 34 3 gal 3 lily mix ed

Lily oriental Faralito 5-Feb 33 3 g 3 lily mix ed 16/18

Item Variety Date # container flat type seed/cell soil mixseed co/

year first harvestlast

harvest notes

Greenhouse Bulb record 2010


Crop Planning Worksheet

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Planning Worksheet for current season

arugula ~8/1 DS 50

arugula 8-Sep 10/4/2010 45

arugula, astro 7/20 DS 64

arugula, late hoophouse: astro 11-Oct 24-Nov ~25 6x6"

asian greens mei qing choi, osaka purple, prize choi ~8/1 DS 60

asian greens yukina savoy, tatsoi, tokyo bekana ~8/1 DS 60

basil nufar, aton 8-Mar 15-May 80 Y8

basil nufar, napolitano 3/8,22 18-Jun 61

Beets merlin 8/19 DS 76

Broccoli Arcadia 8-Feb 5-Apr 160

Broccoli Arcadia, gypsy, blue wind 6/24-7/6 ~8/1 114

cabbage, mini: Gonzales 8-Feb 6-Apr 98 Y5

Partial worksheet with crop list and planting dates/amounts from previous year

Flower I tems

ageratum blue horizon 1st 22-Mar 7-Mar 1-Jun 16-May 83 100 4 12 400

ageratum blue horizon 2nd 4-Apr 13-Jun 50 4 12 200

agrostemma purple queen 11-Feb 1-Feb 12-Apr 15-Mar 44 50 4 6 400

anenome galilee blue, red, pink; meron bordo 11/13/2009 11/4/2010 1-Jan 7-Jan 7-Jan 180 180 4 6 1400

aster matsumoto 9-Mar 1-Mar ~5/13 1-May ~40 50 4 6 400

bachelor buttons overwinter crop 2010/11 9/7,16

10/13, 11/2/2011 90'

bachelor buttons, spring crop 12-Jan 1-Mar 60 4 12 240 BW

bachelor buttons, spring crop 15-Feb 1-Apr 80 4 12 320 A?

bachelor buttons overwinter crop 2011-12 1-Sep 1-Oct 200 4 12 800

basil, cinnamon 1st 8-Mar 1-Mar 6/4? 15-May <55 55 4 12 220

basil, cinnamon 2nd 15-Apr 15-Jun 55 4 12 220

calendula indian prince 11-Feb 1-Feb 29-Apr 3 ~15 4 6 440

celosia chief fire, kurume scarlet, orange/peach, others 4/20,26 15-Apr 6/1,3 20-May 153 150 4 6 1200

Flower worksheet with added target greenhouse/transplant dates and amount

(go to crop planning and data spreadsheetsDripping Springs Garden Examples)

Example: hoophouse planning with map and worksheet

UPPER HOOPHOUSE 2011 (30’ x 96’)

3 x 90 3/11/10 ‘Tyee’, ‘Space’ spinach 5 x 6” on fabric 3/31 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore lettuce mix 6 x 6” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15/10

4 x 90 3/11/10 Lettuce Waldemann’s/ New Red Fire/ Red Sails/ Red Salad Bowl 4 x 12” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 x 22” Celebrity/ Bush Early Girl 9/30/10 Five-star lettuce mix 6 x 6”

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore salad mix, Bianca endive, mixed lettuces on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant: Celebrity 9/30/10 Spinach ‘Space’ and ‘Lombardia’ 5 x 6”

4 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Echo Blue 4 x 6” bare soil, cultivate, mulched after ~6 wks Tomato interplant mid-August—too late! 11/24/10 astro arugula + 5* salad mix on landscape fabric 12/19/10 completed with mizuna

3 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Mariachi Pink, ABC Blue Rim, Echo Pink 4 x 6” same as above 11/24/10 space spinach 12/19/10 completed

( Sample Planning Map) UPPER HOOPHOUSE 2011

(30’ x 96’)

3 x 90 3/11/10 ‘Tyee’, ‘Space’ spinach 5 x 6” on fabric 3/31 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15 U1 (2/1 salad mix) (3/20) lisianthus (8/1 late sunflowers)

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore lettuce mix 6 x 6” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15/10 U2

(2/1 arugula) 3/20 lisianthus 9/1 late sunflowers

4 x 90 3/11/10 Lettuce Waldemann’s/ New Red Fire/ Red Sails/ Red Salad Bowl 4 x 12” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 x 22” Celebrity/ Bush Early Girl 9/30/10 Five-star lettuce mix 6 x 6” U3 (2/1 spinach) (3/15 celebrity tomato interplant) (8/1 late zinnia)

4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore salad mix, Bianca endive, mixed lettuces on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant: Celebrity 9/30/10 Spinach ‘Space’ and ‘Lombardia’ 5 x 6” U4 (2/1 tatsoi, mizuna, ruby streaks, endive) (3/15 celebrity tomato interplant) (8/1 late celosia)

4 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Echo Blue 4 x 6” bare soil, cultivate, mulched after ~6 wks Tomato interplant mid-August—too late! 11/24/10 astro arugula + 5* salad mix on landscape fabric 12/19/10 completed with mizuna U5 (3/1 spinach) (3/15 celebrity tomato interplant) (8/1 late zinnia)

3 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Mariachi Pink, ABC Blue Rim, Echo Pink 4 x 6” same as above 11/24/10 space spinach 12/19/10 completed U6 (3/1 lettuce mix) (3/15 celebrity tomato interplant) (8/1 late marigold)

Upper Hoophouse


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arugula 3-Jan 6-Jan 1-Feb 90 5 2" 2700 U2 22 x 128 ws

brassica mixers :tatsoi, ruby

streaks, mizuna, endive 3-Jan 1-Feb 5 6" 900 U4 3 x 128 ws each

Lettuce Mix (1st) 3-Jan 12-Mar 1-Feb 90 6 6" 1080 U1, U2 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (1st) 3-Jan 5-Jan 11-Mar 1-Feb 90 5 6" 900 U3 9 x 128 ws

Lettuce Mix (2nd) 1-Feb 1-Mar 6 6" 1080 U6 total plants + 20% SF = 1296, 11 x 128 ws

spinach (2nd) 1-Feb 1-Mar 5 6" 900 U5 9 x 128 ws

Tomato, Celebrity 1-Feb 31-Mar 15-Mar 4 x 90 1 24" 360 U3-U6

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3/1 24-Mar 24-Mar 2 x 90 4 6" 1440 U1, U2

Marigold, late 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 12" 360 U6

Zinnia, f all 1-Jul 1-Aug 4 6" 1440 U3, U5 grow stocky transplants

Celosia, late 15-Jul 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U4

Sunfl ower, f all, 1st 1-Aug 15-Aug 4 6" 720 U1

Sunfl ower, f all, 2nd 15-Aug 1-Sep 4 6" 720 U2

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arugula, late hoophouse: astro 11-Oct 24-Nov ~25 6x6"

asian greens mei qing choi, osaka purple, prize choi ~8/1 DS 60

asian greens yukina savoy, tatsoi, tokyo bekana ~8/1 DS 60

basil nufar, aton 8-Mar 15-May 80 Y8

basil nufar, napolitano 3/8,22 18-Jun 61

Beets merlin 8/19 DS 76

Broccoli Arcadia 8-Feb 5-Apr 160

Broccoli Arcadia, gypsy, blue wind 6/24-7/6 ~8/1 114

cabbage, mini: Gonzales 8-Feb 6-Apr 98 Y5

DRIPPING SPRINGS GARDEN DRAFT 2011 CSA WEEKLY BASKET CONTENTSYear: 2011 15-May 22-May 29-May 5-Jun 12-Jun 19-Jun 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul 17-Jul 24-Jul 31-Jul 7-Aug 14-Aug 21-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sep 11-Sep

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apples peck 5arugula bunch 2.00 1 1 1 1 1 1basil bunch (.25lb) 2.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1beans qt (1 lb) 3.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1beets bunch 2.50 1 1blueberries pint 4.00 1 1 1braising greens bunch 2.50 1 1 1broccoli head 2.00 1 1 1cabbage ("mini") head 2.00 1 1 1carrots bunch 2.50 1 1 1 1 1 1cauliflower head 2.50celery head 2.50chard bunch 2.50 1 1 1chinese cabbage head 3.00collards bunch 2.00cucumber each 0.75 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3daikon bunch 2.00dill/cilantro bunch 2.00 1 1eggplant each 0.75fennel head 2.75garlic head 0.75 4 4 4 4 4 4kale bunch 2.50 1 1 1kohlrabi head 0.75leeks bunch 2.50 1 1 1 1 1lettuce head 2.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1melon each 3.50 1 1mint bunch 2.00onion each 0.75 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3pac choi head 1.50parsley bunch 2.00 1 1parsnip bunch 2.50peaches peck 5.00peppers, hot each 0.25 8 8 8 8 8 8peppers, sweet each 0.75$ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2potatoes quart (2lb) 3.50$ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1radish bunch 1.50$ 1 1 1 1 1 1sage bunch 2.00$ salad mix lb 7.00$ 0.5 0.5

savory bunch 2.00$ scallion bunch 2.00$ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1shiitake lb 12.00$ 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25spinach lb 7.00$ 0.5

strawberries pint 3.00$ 1 1 1 1

(go to active planting formulas spreadsheet)

May 20‘Chandler’ strawberries‘Encore’ lettuce mix (various colors and types)Lettuce heads, either Romaine or GreenleafGreen garlic (immature garlic whose greens and bulbs may be sauteed)Spinach from the hoophouse (giant bunches for steaming, sautee, or salad) Baby leeks (from Marty’s Totally)White turnips (from Marty Totally)Kale Chervil May 27‘Waldemann’s’ green leaf lettuce‘Encore’ lettuce mix- last week for salad mix until fallLeeks, from Marty’s Totally‘Easter Egg’ radishesShiitake mushrooms

‘Chandler’ strawberries CSA BASKET CONTENTSShallots, from Marty’s Totally 2010Summer savory, dried June 3‘New Red Fire’ and ‘Winter Density’ lettuces‘Chandler’ strawberriesLeeks from Marty’s TotallyOnions from MartyWhite turnips from MartyItalian/curly parsley KaleGreen garlic

Sales Projection for : CSA 30 SHARESYear: 2011 15-May 22-May 29-May 5-Jun 12-Jun 19-Jun 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul 17-Jul 24-Jul 31-Jul 7-Aug 14-Aug 21-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sep 11-Sep

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apples peck 5arugula bunch 2.00 30 30 30 30 30 30basil bunch (.25lb) 2.00 30 30 30 30 30 30 30beans lb 3.00 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30beets bunch 2.50 30 30blueberries pint 4.00 30 30 30braising greens bunch 2.50 30 30 30broccoli head 2.00 30 30 30cabbage head 2.00 30 30 30carrots bunch 2.50 30 30 30 30 30 30cauliflower head 2.50celery head 2.50chard bunch 2.50 30 30 30chinese cabbage head 3.00collards bunch 2.00cucumber each 0.75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90daikon bunch 2.00dill/cilantro bunch 2.00 30 30eggplant each 0.75fennel head 2.75garlic head 0.75 120 120 120 120 120 120kale bunch 2.50 30 30 30kohlrabi head 0.75leeks bunch 2.50 30 30 30 30 30lettuce head 2.00 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30melon each 3.50 1 1mint bunch 2.00onion each 0.75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90pac choi head 1.50parsley bunch 2.00 30 30parsnip bunch 2.50peaches peck 5.00peppers, hot each 0.25 240 240 240 240 240 240peppers, sweet each 0.75$ 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 60potatoes quart (2lb) 3.50$ 30 30 30 30 30 30 30radish bunch 1.50$ 30 30 30 30 30 30sage bunch 2.00$ salad mix lb 7.00$ 15 15

savory bunch 2.00$ scallion bunch 2.00$ 30 30 30 30 30 30 30shiitake lb 12.00$ 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

spinach lb 7.00$ 15

strawberries pint 3.00$ 30 30 30 30

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