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Vegetable Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 150 days |
|---|---|
| Germination | 14 days |
| Spacing | 120″ in the row × 120″ between rows |
| Planted as | fruit |
| Expected yield | 20–60 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~1–2 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Plant around May 6, once the soil is properly warm. This one sulks in cool ground, so late beats early.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | Jun 5 |
| Zone 4 | May 28 |
| Zone 5 | May 17 |
| Zone 6 | May 6 |
| Zone 7 | Apr 22 |
| Zone 8 | Apr 5 |
| Zone 9 | Mar 13 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
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