Crop Reference Chart: Transplanted Crops

Key: GH - Greenhouse

Crop	Family	Days in GH	GH starting tray size	GH pot-up tray size	Field rows per bed	Field in-row spacing (plants per foot)	Field in-row spacing (inches)	Field infrastructure
Basil	Mint	42	200	50	3	1.5	8
Bitter Melon	Cucurbit	35	15		1	1	12	Bamboo pole (6-ft) towers spaced at 6 ft centers with netting
Broccoli, Mini	Brassica	35	50		2	1	12	Row cover
Cabbage	Brassica	28	50		2	1	12	Row cover
Celery	Umbellifer	77	72		3	1.5	8
Chard	Chenopod	35	72		3	2	6
Choi, Large	Brassica	28	50		3	1	12	Row cover
Choi, Mini	Brassica	28	50		4	3	4	Row cover
Cucumber	Cucurbit	21	15		1	1	12
Eggplant	Nightshade	63	72	15	1	0.67	18	Bamboo pole (4-ft) towers spaced at 6 ft centers with jute twine in a "florida weave"
Ground Cherry	Nightshade	63	72		1	0.67	18
Kohlrabi	Brassica	28	72		3	3	4	Row cover
Leek	Allium	63	200		3	2	6
Lettuce, Head	Aster	28	72		4	1.5	8	Optional: Row cover if high bird pressure
Okra	Mallow	49	50		1	1	12
Onion, Bulb	Allium	63	72		3	6	2
Onion, Bunching	Allium	56	72		4	32	-
Onion, Cipollini	Allium	63	72		4	12	1
Parsley	Umbellifer	63	72		3	1.5	8
Pepper, Hot	Nightshade	56	72	15	2	1	12
Pepper, Sweet	Nightshade	56	72	15	2	1	12	Bamboo pole (4-ft) towers spaced at 6 ft centers with jute twine in a "florida weave"
Salad Mix	Aster	28	72		4	2	6
Squash, Summer	Cucurbit	35	15		1	0.67	18
Squash, Winter	Cucurbit	21	15		1	0.5	24
Tomato, Cherry	Nightshade	42	72	16	1	1	12	Bamboo pole (8-ft) towers spaced at 6 ft centres with jute twine and plant clips
Tomato, Heirloom	Nightshade	42	72	16	1	1	12	Bamboo pole (6-ft) towers spaced at 6 ft centres with jute twine and plant clips

Guidelines For Use

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This chart is developed for biointensive crop production in a rooftop market garden setting and is a living document that will be updated continually.

We use 30-inch wide beds and ensure rows are planted a minimum of 4 inches in from the bed shoulders.

Aim for equidistant (alternating) plant spacing when transplanting so that crops shade the soil below as they mature.

Onions are started in 72-cell trays with multiple seeds per cell and then transplanted out in clusters