Spring Salad Garden
A cool-season 6×4 garden packed with leafy greens and salad fixings for early harvests.
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×5
Lactuca sativa
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Spinach×6
Spinacia oleracea
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Arugula×4
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Kale×3
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Spacing: 45 cm · 18 in
Swiss Chard×2
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Spacing: 30 cm · 12 in
Radish×5
Raphanus sativus
Spacing: 5 cm · 2 in
Chives×2
Allium schoenoprasum
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Dill×2
Anethum graveolens
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Cilantro×2
Coriandrum sativum
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Parsley×2
Petroselinum crispum
Spacing: 20 cm · 8 in
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