Salt Lake Valley SWMF Compost
801-674-6920
6030 W California Ave
SLC, UT 84104
$30 for a truck bed full
Timpanogos Special Service District
801-756-5231
5050 W 6400 N (Utah County)
American Fork UT 84003
$20 for a cubic yard (will not fill your truck bed)
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The “last frost date” is the date that, over the years, is the latest you will have frost in your area. I found a site that has pretty comprehensive data. You are bound to find your frost date here.
I also created an Excel worksheet that helps you calculate your frost date (in Utah) and or [...]
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So I have all sorts of ideas and hopes for this site, the least of which is to document my gardening efforts and keep all the information I research in one place. We’ll see if this turns into anything bigger than that!
To begin, I thought I’d explain why, when I wanted to garden, I chose [...]
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Plant
# Per Square
Plant
# of Squares
Asparagus
1
Cantaloupe
2
Basil
4
Pumpkins
2
Beans
8
Summer squash
9
Beets
9
Bush Tomatoes
9
Cabbage
1
Watermelon
2
Carrots
16
Zucchini
9
Cauliflower
1
Cilantro
4
Corn
4
Cucumbers
2
Dill
4
Eggplant
1
Lettuce
4
Okra
1
Onions
9-16
Oregano
1
Parsley
1
Peas
8
Peppers
1
Potatoes
4
Radishes
16
Rosemary
1
Spinach
9
Swiss Chard
4
Vine Tomatoes
1
To calculate how many plants per square, look on the back of the seed packet–totally ignore the row spacing, just look at the plant spacing:
3″ apart (or less), plant 16 per square
4″ apart, plant 9 per square
6″ apart, plant 4 per square
12″ apart, plant 1 per square
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