SurgEnduro Crop Plan

Here is how my crop planning has worked up until today. I started getting excited in Jan/Feb about my spring garden, planted a 16-22 trays of transplants, transplanted them to the garden and direct seeded when possible. This was what I refer to as Surge planting. I didn’t start another round of transplants and then pretty much stopped planting anything new after July 1. I’d start planting some trees between Thanksgiving and New Years. That’s it.

Month to Month Plan-Coming Soon!

Here is my ongoing and evolving spreadsheet with planting info. I modified this from JM Fortier’s class (awesome by the way).

	A		B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
1						Zone 7b				Growing	CROP CHART
2						Last Frost	First Frost			Season
3						8-Apr	2-Nov			207 Days
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5	Crop		Order	Seed inventory	Family	Start Date	Favorite Cultivar	Miller Cove Score 1-10	Vendor	rows /100’ beds	Spacing on the row inch Cm		DTM	Harvest window	Total days in garden	Days in cell	Yields / 100' bed	Price/unit	Unit	Revenue per bed	Notes
6	Asparagus			Yes			Mary Washington		Baker Creek
7	Artichoke			Yes	Asteraceae	Late Winter Indoors	Imperial Star														Start indoors late winter, repot, Plant <45 degrees for flowering
8	Arugula				Brassicaceae (mustard)	Early/Late/Cool				12	1.5	4	30	17	47	0	50	$ 9.00	Lbs	$ 450.00	Plan for 2 cuts
9	Baby kale				Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool				12	1.5	4	28	17	45	0	50	$ 9.00	Lbs	$ 450.00	Plan for 2 cuts
10	Baby Mustard				Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool				12	1.5	4	28	17	45	0	50	$ 9.00	Lbs	$ 450.00	Plan for 2 cuts
11	Basil				Lamiaceae (Mint)	2/25 Indoors				4	12	30	70	14	59	25	400	$ 3.00	Head	$ 1200.00	Harvest hole plant and sell as stem
12	Beets				Amaranthaceae	Early/Late/Cool				3	5	13	50	21	46	25	140	$ 3.00	Bunch	$ 420.00	Baby beets: 5 to 6 per bunches. Reg beets; 3 to 4 per bunch.	Doesn't like >75F
13	Beans			Yes	Leguminosae	April 8th	Contender		Baker Creek	2	2	5	50	21	46	25	130	$ 5.00	Lbs	$ 650.00	Calculate 65 Lbs of harvest per week with 2 solid harvest	Direct Sow only
14	Bell Pepper				Solanaceae (Nightshade)	2/25 Indoors				1	9	23	120	60	120	60	450	$ 4.00	Lbs	$ 1800.00	Assume one plant per week once production is underway
15	Bok Choy			Yes		Cool Spring	Purple Lady		Baker Creek
16	Broccoli			Yes	Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool	Monflor F1		Johnny's	2	18	45	85	14	69	30	130	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 390.00
17	Brussel Sprouts				Brassicaceae	3/11 Indoors				2	18	45	120	21	111	30	130	$ 7.00	Unit	$ 910.00	Harvest hole plant and sell as stem
18	Cabbage				Brassicaceae	2/1 & 8/1	Storage No 4		Johnny's
19	Cantaloupe				Cucurbitaceae	Indoors 4/1, out 5/1
20	Carrots		Yes		Apiaceae	3/11 Outdoor	Napoli			6	2	5	55	20	75	0	180	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 540.00	Aim for 8 carrots per bunch 5” to 7” (13 cm -18 cm) long	What Conner Crickmore likes
21	Carrots		Yes		Apiaceae	Start in June/July	Bolero (storage)			6	2	5	55	20	75	0	180	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 540.00	Aim for 8 carrots per bunch 5” to 7” (13 cm -18 cm) long	What Conner Crickmore likes
22	Carrots (			Yes	Apiaceae	3/11 Outdoor	Amarillo, Cosmic, Manpukuji		Baker Creek	6	2	5	55	20	75	0	180	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 540.00	Aim for 8 carrots per bunch 5” to 7” (13 cm -18 cm) long
23	Cauliflower / Romanesco				Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool				2	18	45	110	14	94	30	130	$ 4.00	Unit	$ 520.00
24	Celery			Yes	Apiaceae		Chinese Pink		Baker Creek	3	12	30	120	14	74	60	300	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 900.00
25	Celery			Yes	Apiaceae		Tango		Johnny's	3	12	30	120	14	74	60	300	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 900.00
26	Chinese Cabbage				Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool				2	18	45	80	14	64	30	130	$ 4.00	Unit	$ 520.00
27	Collards				Brassicaceae	Early/Late/Cool	Tiger		Johnny's
28	Coriander				Apiaceae					5	5	13	60	14	44	30	600	$ 2.00	Unit	$ 1200.00	2 plants / bunch
29	Corn			Yes	Poaceae (Grass)	May 1	American Dream		Johnny's
30	Corn			Yes	Poaceae (Grass)	May 1	Stowell's		Johnny's
31	Corn			Yes	Poaceae (Grass)	May 1	True Gold	8	Baker Creek
32	Corn			Yes	Poaceae (Grass)	May 1	Natural Sweet		Johnny's
33	Cowpea			Yes	Leguminosae		California Blackeye 5		Burpee	2	2		75
34	Cowpea			Yes	Leguminosae		Mitchell Family Cream		Baker Creek	2	2		75
35	Cucumbers			Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Muncher		Baker Creek
36	Cucumber- English				Cucurbitaceae					1	18	45	55	45	70	30	800	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 2400.00	Assume 2 fruits per plant/week
37	Cucumber- Libanese				Cucurbitaceae					1	12	30	55	45	70	30	2400	$ 0.50	Unit	$ 1200.00	Assume 4 fruits per plant/week
38	Dill				Apiaceae					5	5	13	45	14	29	30	600	$ 2.00	Head	$ 1200.00	2 plants / bunch
39	Eggplant (Feld)			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Hybrid Italian		Johnny's	1	18	30	110	72	132	50	360	$ 4.00	Lbs	$ 1440.00	Assume 1 fruit/plant once production is underway
40	Fall Cabbage				Brassicaceae	2/1 & 8/1				2	18	45	95	14	79	30	130	$ 3.50	Unit	$ 455.00
41	Garlic				Amaryllidaceae					3	5.5	14	N/A	14	#VALUE!	0	600	$ 1.25	Unit	$ 750.00
42	Green Onion				Amaryllidaceae					5	6	15	70	14	34	50	500	$ 2.00	Bunch	$ 1000.00	+/- 9 onions by grabbing 2 clumps / bunch
43	Hakurei Turnip				Brassicaceae					6	2	5	35	14	49	0	180	$ 3.00	Bunch	$ 540.00	+/- 8 turnips per bunch
44	Hot Pepper				Solanaceae (Nightshade)					2	12	30	100		45	55			Lbs	0
45	Kale		Yes	Yes	Brassicaceae		Kalebration	10	Johnny's	2	18	45	85	98	153	30	600	$ 2.50	Bunch	$ 1500.00	Assume 1 bunch per 3 plants/week
46	Kohlrabi				Brassicaceae					3	12	30	70	14	54	30	300	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 450.00
47	Leek Summer				Amaryllidaceae					3	6	15	130	21	96	55	600	$ 1.25	Unit	$ 750.00
48	Leek Storage				Amaryllidaceae					2	6	15	180	21	146	55	400	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 600.00
49	Lettuce- Mix			Yes	Asteraceae		All Star	10	Johnny's	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
50	Lettuce			Yes	Asteraceae		Encore		Johnny's	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
51	Lettuce			Yes	Asteraceae		Little Gem, Parris Island		Baker Creek	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
52	Lettuce			Yes	Asteraceae		Buttercrunch		Baker Creek	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
53	Lettuce-Leaf			Yes	Asteraceae		Leaf Lettuce, Starfighter		Johnny's	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
54	Lettuce-Leaf			Yes	Asteraceae		Coastal Star		Johnny's	3	12	30	48	14	32	30	300	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 750.00
55	Melons				Cucurbitaceae					1	18	45	90	35	110	15	800	$ 1.25	Lbs	$ 1000.00	Assume 4 fruits per plant. Average fruits = +/- 3 lbs
56	Mini Celery Root				Apiaceae					4	12	30	80	14	64	30	400	$ 1.00	unité	$ 400.00
57	Mini Fennel				Apiaceae					4	6	15	60	14	44	30	800	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 1200.00
58	Okra		Yes		Malvaceae		Bowling Red, Clemson Spin		BC/J
59	Onions				Amaryllidaceae	1/15-3/15 & 9/15-10/15	Red Rock
60	Pak Choi				Brassicaceae					4	12	30	50	14	34	30	400	$ 2.00	Unit	$ 800.00
61	Parsley				Apiaceae
62	Peanuts			Yes		May 1	Tennessee REd		Baker Creek
63	Peas				Leguminosae		Wando		Baker Creek	2	1	2.5	60	28	58	30	60	$ 6.00	Lbs	$ 360.00	Calculate an average of 60 lbs of total harvest over 4 weeks of picking
64	Peppers				Solanaceae (Nightshade)
65	Potato				Solanaceae (Nightshade)										0				Lbs	0
66	Pumpkins		Yes	Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Knucklehead,Cinnamon Girl		Johnny's
67	Radish			Yes	Brassicaceae		Easter Basket, Pink Beauty	8	Baker Creek	12	2	5	25	14	39		200	$ 2.50	Bunch	$ 500.00	+/- 15 radishes per bunch of sizes varying from 1.5” to 2”
68	Radish			Yes	Brassicaceae		Crunchy King, Rover	8	Johnny's	12	2	5	25	14	39		200	$ 2.50	Bunch	$ 500.00	+/- 15 radishes per bunch of sizes varying from 1.5” to 2”
69	Rapini				Brassicaceae					3	8	20	60	14	44	30	225	$ 3.00	Bunch	$ 675.00	2 plants / bunch
70	Summer Cabbage		Yes		Brassicaceae					2	18	45	80	14	64	30	130	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 390.00
71	Tomato-Abe Lincoln			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Abe Lincoln		Baker Creek	1	13	33	145	180	245	80	1800	$ 4.00	Lbs	$ 7200.00	2 heads per plant,
72	Tomato-Principe Borghese			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Principe Borghese		Baker Creek	1	13	33	145	180	245	80	1800	$ 4.00	Lbs	$ 7200.00	2 heads per plant,
73	Tomato-Black Vernissage			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Black Vernissage		Baker Creek	1	13	33	145	180	245	80	1800	$ 4.00	Lbs	$ 7200.00	2 heads per plant, Good for sauces
74	Tomato-Black Cherry			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Black Cherry		Baker Creek	1	8	20	145	180	255	70	800	$ 5.00	Lbs	$ 4000.00
75	Tomato- Classic Beefsteak			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Classic Beefsteak		Baker Creek	1	8	20	145	180	255	70	800	$ 5.00	Lbs	$ 4000.00
76	Tomato-Big Beef Indeterm			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Big Beef		Johnny's	1	8	20	145	180	255	70	800	$ 5.00	Lbs	$ 4000.00
77	Tomato-Random			Yes	Solanaceae (Nightshade)		Yellow Pear, Bonny Best		Baker Creek	1	8	20	145	180	255	70	800	$ 5.00	Lbs	$ 4000.00
78	Roma Tomato				Solanaceae (Nightshade)					1	18	45	115	42	112	45	800	$ 2.00	Lbs	$ 1600.00	Assume 12 lbs per plant on average
79	Rutabaga				Brassicaceae					3	8	20	90	21	81	30	450	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 900.00
80	Mesclun (salanova)				Asteraceae					4	6	15	60	27	57	30	80	$ 10.00	Lbs	$ 800.00
81	Savoy Cabbage				Brassicaceae					2	18	45	75	14	59	30	130	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 390.00
82	Spinach TR		Yes		Amaranthaceae					5	6	15	55	28	53	30	60	$ 10.00	Lbs	$ 600.00	3 cuts averaging 20 lbs /bed
83	Spinach SD		Yes	Yes	Amaranthaceae		Bloomsdale		Baker Creek	6	5	12	35	28	63	0	60	$ 10.00	Lbs	$ 600.00	3 cuts averaging 20 lbs /bed
84	Storage Onion				Amaryllidaceae					3	8	20	118	12	100	30	400	$ 2.00	Lbs	$ 800.00
85	Strawberry			Yes		October 31	Tresca, Elan F1
86	Sucrine				Asteraceae					4	6	15	50	14	34	30	800	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 1200.00
87	Sunflower						Lemon Queen, Arikara		Baker Creek
88	Squash			Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Hybrid Yellow Summer, Tempest		Johnny's
89	Summer Squash		Yes	Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Odessa		Baker Creek	1	24	60	50	42	77	15	400	$ 2.00	Lbs	$ 800.00	Assume 8lbs/ plant
90	Swiss Chard			Yes	Amaranthaceae		Five Color Silver Beet		Baker Creek	2	18	45	65	84	119	30	520	$ 2.50	Unit	$ 1300.00	Assume 1 bunch per 3 plants/week
91	Turnip		Yes (other var)	Yes	Brassicaceae	Late Winter/Late Summer	Tokinashi		Baker Creek
92	Watermelon			Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Stone Mountain		Baker Creek	1	30	76	76	21	82	15	600	$ 1.00	Lbs	$ 600.00	Assume 3 fruits per plant. Average fruits = +/- 5 lbs
93	Watermelon			Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Starlight F1		Johnny's	1	30	76	76	21	82	15	600	$ 1.00	Lbs	$ 600.00	Assume 3 fruits per plant. Average fruits = +/- 5 lbs
94	Watermelon			Yes	Cucurbitaceae		Crimson Sweet		Baker Creek	1	30	76	76	21	82	15	600	$ 1.00	Lbs	$ 600.00	Assume 3 fruits per plant. Average fruits = +/- 5 lbs
95	Winter Radish				Brassicaceae					3	8	20	70	21	61	30	450	$ 1.50	Unit	$ 675.00
96	Winter Squash				Cucurbitaceae					1	36	90	105	21	111	15	100	$ 3.00	Unit	$ 300.00	Assume 3 fruits per plant
97	Zucchini				Cucurbitaceae
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