A raised cedar garden bed photographed mid-spring, with hotspots on each crop giving spacing and growing tips.
Thin carrots to 2–3 inches apart in rows; keep soil loose and consistently moist for 60–80 days to harvest, and plant with onions or radishes as companions
Plant sets or seedlings 4–6 inches apart in full sun; they mature in 90–120 days and benefit from even watering and a low-nitrogen feed
Space heads 8–12 inches apart depending on variety, harvest outer leaves continuously or whole heads in 45–70 days; keep in partial to full sun and cool, moist soil
Plant peas 2 inches apart with 18–24 inch spacing between rows and provide a trellis; they prefer cool weather and will fix nitrogen for nearby crops within 60–70 days
Sow radish seeds 1 inch apart in rows 6–12 inches apart, harvest quickly in 20–30 days to avoid woody roots, and use as a fast companion between slower crops