VEGETABLE PLANTING and HARVEST GUIDE
Dr. John M. Gerber
Vegetable Specialist
The following figures are approximations based on the best available information 
They should be adjusted to your individual garden. Remember, they are estimates. 
Vegetable
Seeds
per 100
ft. row
Depth
 of
Seeding 
(inches)
Time
Needed
to Grow
Transplant
(weeks)
Min. Space
Needed
to Grow
Transplants
(inches)
Distance
Between 
Plants
In Row
 (inches)
Distance
Between
Rows
(inches)
Estimated
Yield
per 100
ft. row
beans:
bush snap
pole snap
bush lima
pole lima
beets
broccoli
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
Chinese cabbage
collards
cucumbers
eggplants
kale
kohlrabi
leaf lettuce
muskmelon
mustard
okra
onions
pigeon peas
peppers
pumpkins
½ lb.
4 oz.
½ lb.
½ lb.
1 oz.
1/4 oz.
1/4 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/4 oz.
1/4 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
1/8 oz.
1/2 oz.
1/8 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
1/2 oz.
2 oz.
1 oz.
1 oz.
1/8 oz.
1/2 oz.
1½
1½
1½
1½
1
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1½
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/4
1½
1/2
1/2
1/2
½
1/2
1½
5
5
5
5
5
2-3
6
5
4
5
2-3
8
6
2-3
2 x 2
2 x 2
2 x 2
2 x 2
2 x 2
3 x 3
2 x 2
2 x 2
2 x 2
1½ x 1½
3 x 3
1/4 x 2
2 x 2
3 x 3
3
36
3
3
2
18
18
2
18
12
12
18
24
12
4
6
72
2
18
2-4
60
24
72
24
24
24
36
18
30
30
18
30
24
24
72
36
24
18
12
72
24
36
18
60
24
72
50 lbs.
40 lbs.
25 lbs.
50 lbs.
75 lbs.
65 heads
65 heads
80 lbs.
65 heads
100 heads
100 lbs.
70 lbs.
150 lbs.
100 lbs.
75 lbs.
50 lbs.
100 frts.
100 lbs.
100 lbs.
100 lbs.
-
50 lbs.
100 lbs.
GARDENERS FACTSHEET NO. 1
JANUARY, 1979
Vegetable
Seeds
per 100
ft. row
Depth
 of
Seeding 
(inches)
Time
Needed
to Grow
Transplant
(weeks)
Min. Space
Needed
to Grow
Transplants
(inches)
Distance
Between 
Plants
In Row
 (inches)
Distance
Between
Rows
(inches)
Estimated
Yield
per 100
ft. row
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914 (as amended), in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, D.S. Padda, Director, College of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service. The College of the Virgin Islands
Cooperative Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action organization, providing educational services in the field of agriculture,
home economics, rural development, 4-H youth development and related subjects to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex or national
origin.
radish
squash:
summer
winter
sweet corn
sweet potato
Swiss chard
tomato
turnip
watermelon
yams
1 oz.
1 oz.
1/2 oz.
4 oz.
100 plts.
2 oz.
1/8 oz.
1/2 oz.
1 oz.
12 lbs.
1/2
1
1
2
-
1/2
1/2
1½
6
2-3
2-3
4
2-3
3 x 3
3 x 3
2 x 2
3 x 3
1
48
48
12
12
6
36
3
72
24
12
48
48
30
36
18
36
18
72
36
75 lbs.
150 lbs.
100 lbs.
125 ears
100 lbs.
75 lbs.
150 lbs.
75 lbs.
40 lbs.
200 lbs.
Products mentioned by name in this publication are used as examples and in no way imply endorsement or
recommendation of these products or suppliers.