Succession planting, also known as successive planting, is a way to extend your harvest by staggering plantings of crops or planting varieties with staggered maturation dates!
Tips for Successful Succession Planting
- Make sure you have enough seed to get you through the season and into fall if you plan to over-winter vegetables in hoop houses. Some seed lasts several years; others need to be fresh for good germination.
- Add some compost or leaf mold to the beds, between plantings, to keep the soil rich.
- Don't hesitate to pull out vegetables past their prime. Use them while they are at their best and then use the space for something else.
Succession Planting
Cucumber Garden Sweet Hybrid Seed
$1.99
Slicer. Cucumber Garden Sweet Hybrid is a great variety that produces loads of tasty, thin-skinned, burpless cucumbers up to 12 inches long. Disease resistant plants produce early and continue all season. Fruits maintain their crisp texture and sweet flavor even in hot, humid weather.
Flavor: Sweet and never bitter
Preparation Ideas: These never burpless cucumbers are perfect to slice up and have for a snack
Plant Type: Vegetable
Fill Weight (grams): 0.75
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 8-10 Days
Days to Maturity: 60-65 Days
Growth Type: Vining
Planting Depth: .5"
Seed Spacing: 4'/4'
Disease Resistance: Downey/powdery mildew
Instructions: In full sun, sow a few seeds over a hill 12 inches tall and 2 feet across with well-drained soil. For smaller gardens, plant alongside a fence or trellis. When plants are 2 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Plant at 3 week intervals up to midsummer for fresh cucumbers all season. Keep fruits picked.
Suggestions: Plant cucumber seeds only after all danger of frost is past and the ground is warm. They need lots of sunshine and water. Keep weeds to a minimum with a straw or leaf mulch.
Organic Cucumber Garden Sweet Burpless F1 Seed
$2.79
Fruits are 10-12" long, with a medium green color and almost spineless. The bitterfree cukes are smooth and BURPLESS. Vigorous & productive.
Flavor: Sweet and never bitter
Preparation Ideas: These never burpless cucumbers are perfect to slice up and have for a snack
Plant Type: Vegetable
Fill Weight (grams): 1.7
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 8 - 10 Days
Days to Maturity: 53 - 55 Days
Growth Type: Vining
Planting Depth: .5"
Seed Spacing: 4'
Instructions: In full sun, sow 5 seeds over a hill 12 inches tall and 2 feet across with welldrained soil. For smaller gardens, plant alongside fence or trellis. When plants are 2 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Plant at 3 week intervals up to midsummer for fresh cucumbers all season. Keep fruits picked.
Suggestions: Plant cucumber seed only after all danger of frost is past and ground is warm. They need lots of sunshine and water. Keep weeds to a minimum with a straw or leaf mulch
Squash Dixie Hybrid Seed
Squash Dixie Hybrid Seed
$2.19
Squash Dixie Hybrid is a yellow summer crookneck that is early, highly productive, and vigorous. Fruits are a shiny lemon yellow, uniform, and tastiest when 4 to 6 inches long. These are low in calories and a good source of vitamin A.
Flavor: Mild taste is best when harvested at 4-6 inches
Preparation Ideas: Perfect for freezing and canning
Plant Type: Vegetable
Fill Weight (grams): 1
Grows Best In: Full Sun
Days to Germination: 7-10 Days
Days to Maturity: 41 Days
Growth Type: Summer
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 3'/4'
Best Container Size: 12"+
Instructions: After all danger of frost, in a sunny location, sow a few seeds spaced evenly over a hill 9 to 12 inches tall and 2 feet across. When the plants are 3 inches tall, thin by cutting all but the 3 strongest seedlings per hill. To avoid weeding, mulch heavily around plants and in the rows.
Suggestions: Pick summer squash early and often. Not picking will stop the production of the plants. Ready to harvest just after blossom falls from fruit and fruit can be easily dented with a thumbnail.
