====== πŸͺ΄ Garden Bed Layouts (2026 Season) ====== This page contains all garden bed layouts for the 2026 growing season in Sanford, NC (Zone 7b/8a). Each bed includes spacing, varieties, and ASCII diagrams that render cleanly inside DokuWiki. Use this as your baseline each year and add notes on what worked best. ---- ===== πŸ“˜ Index ===== * [[garden:bed-layouts#tomato_bed_a|Tomato Bed A β€” Indeterminate]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#tomato_bed_b|Tomato Bed B β€” Determinates]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#pepper_bed|Pepper Bed β€” 12 Plants]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#onion_bed|Onion Bed β€” Red Creole & Granex Yellow]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#odds_ends_bed|Odds & Ends Bed β€” Broccoli β†’ Okra]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#squash_bed|Squash Bed β€” Zucchini + Yellow Squash]] * [[garden:bed-layouts#cucumber_trellis|Cucumber Trellis (Bed Edges)]] ---- ===== πŸ… Tomato Bed A β€” Indeterminate / Vertical Rope System ===== (Varieties: Mountain Magic Γ—2, Tropic Γ—2, Roma VF Γ—4, + Optional: Mortgage Lifter, Independence Day) ```text ==================================================== BED A β€” 4Γ—8 β€” Indeterminate / Vertical Rope System ==================================================== ← North (Back Row) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | | | [Roma VF] [Roma VF] [Roma VF] [Roma VF] [MortgageL] | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Mountain Magic] [Mountain Magic] [Tropic] [Tropic] | | [Independence Day]* (optional early plant) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ * Independence Day can be added at the corner or grown in a container. Spacing 24" between plants 18" between rows Trellising Full-length 8 ft top bar 1 vertical string per plant Weekly figure-8 wrapping Prune indeterminates normally; prune Roma lightly ===== πŸ… Tomato Bed B β€” Determinate Slicers (NC Winners) ===== (Varieties: Mountain Fresh Plus Γ—2, Amelia Γ—2, Mountain Merit Γ—4) ==================================================== BED B β€” 4Γ—8 β€” Determinate Slicers (NC Winners) ==================================================== ← North (Back Row) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | | | [Mountain Merit] [Mountain Merit] [Mountain Merit] | | [Mountain Merit] | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Mountain Fresh+] [Mountain Fresh+] [Amelia F1] | | [Amelia F1] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Spacing 20–24" between plants 18" between rows Support 3–4 horizontal twine levels Shorter vertical strings ===== 🌢️ Pepper Bed β€” Sweet Bells & JalapeΓ±os (4Γ—8) ===== Total Plants: 12 (2 rows Γ— 6 plants) Optionally add Big Red if you want a 13th bonus plant in a container or corner. ==================================================== PEPPER BED β€” 4Γ—8 β€” Sweet Bells & JalapeΓ±os (12 plants) ==================================================== ← North (Back Row) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | | | [Red Knight] [Red Knight] [King Arthur] [King Arthur] | | [Big Bertha] [Big Bertha] | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Sweet Banana] [Sweet Banana] [Cal. Wonder 300] | | [Cal. Wonder] [Jalafuego] [Jalafuego] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Spacing 18" between plants 24" between rows Notes Stake peppers early Banana + Big Bertha grow large β†’ strong support needed Big Red can replace any bell variety if desired ===== πŸ§… Onion Bed β€” Red Creole & Granex Yellow (4Γ—8) ===== (Varieties: Red Creole Γ— ~50–60, Granex Yellow Γ— ~50–60) ==================================================== ONION BED β€” 4Γ—8 β€” Red Creole & Granex Yellow ==================================================== ← North (Back Row) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | [RedCreole] [RedCreole] [RedCreole] [RedCreole] | | [RedCreole] [RedCreole] [RedCreole] [RedCreole] | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] | | [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] [Granex] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Spacing 4–6" between onions 12–18" between rows Notes Start indoors in January Transplant outdoors Feb 20–Mar 15 Trim greens lightly to encourage bulb size ===== 🌾 Odds & Ends Bed β€” Broccoli (Spring) β†’ Okra (Summer) ===== (Spring crop: Broccoli transplants from nursery) (Summer crop: Okra direct-sown or nursery plants) ==================================================== ODDS & ENDS BED β€” 4Γ—8 β€” Broccoli β†’ Okra Successions ==================================================== ← North (Back Row) SPRING (March–May) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | [Broccoli] [Broccoli] [Broccoli] [Broccoli] | | [Broccoli] [Broccoli] [Broccoli] [Broccoli] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ SUMMER (June–October) +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | [Okra] [Okra] [Okra] [Okra] [Okra] [Okra] | | (Space ~12–18" apart; grows tall) | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Notes Broccoli: plant March 10–25 (cool season) Remove broccoli in late May β†’ replace with okra Okra thrives in heavy NC summer rain & heat Option: bush beans may replace broccoli if okra not desired ===== 🟩 Squash Bed β€” Zucchini & Yellow Squash (4Γ—8) ===== ==================================================== ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH β€” 4Γ—8 BED ==================================================== +------------------------- 8 ft -------------------------+ | | | [Dunja Zucchini] [Dunja Zucchini] | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | | | [Multipik Yellow] [Multipik Yellow] | | | +---------------------------------------------------------+ Spacing 36–40" between plants Training Vertical trellis once 12–18" tall ===== πŸ₯’ Cucumber Trellis β€” Bed Edges ===== ==================================================== CUCUMBERS β€” Ramp Trellis (2 Bed Edges) ==================================================== Round 1 β€” April 20 – May 10 - Diva Γ— 2 - County Fair Improved Γ— 2 - Long Green Improved Γ— 1 (new) Round 2 β€” July 10 – 20 - Replant Diva Γ— 2 - Replant County Fair Γ— 2 - Optional: Long Green Improved Γ— 1 Notes Depth: ½–¾" Train onto ramp trellis immediately Keep lower 8–10" pruned for airflow