Spring Salad Garden
A cool-season 6×4 garden packed with leafy greens and salad fixings for early harvests.
6 × 4 cells· 33 plants · 0 elements · 2 m²
About This Template
Get growing weeks before summer crops are ready with this cool-season salad garden. Lettuce, spinach, arugula, and radishes thrive in the mild temperatures of early spring and can be harvested in as little as 25 days. The layout includes a mix of cut-and-come-again greens for extended harvests, plus chives and dill for fresh salad flavoring. Plant in early spring and again in fall for a second season of fresh salads.
Benefits
- 1Harvest starts as early as 25 days after planting
- 2Cool-season crops thrive before summer heat arrives
- 3Cut-and-come-again greens provide extended harvests
- 4Can be replanted in fall for a second season
- 5Low maintenance — most greens need minimal care
Growing Tips
- 1Plant as soon as soil can be worked, even before last frost
- 2Use shade cloth when temperatures rise above 75°F to prevent bolting
- 3Succession plant every 2–3 weeks for continuous greens
- 4Harvest outer leaves and let centers keep growing
Included Plants (10)
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
Arugula
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
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