Crop Reference Chart: Crop Planning

Key: DS - direct seeded | DTM - days to maturity | TP - transplanted

Crop	Family	Sale unit	Sale value	Sale weight (lb)	Field planting method (DS/TP)	DTM - DS	DTM - TP	First field planting date	Last field planting date	Harvest window (wks)	Projected yield (unit/bed ft)	Relay potential (sowings per season in the same bed)	Projected yield with relay (unit/bed ft)
Arugula, Baby	Brassica	Bag	$5	0.3	DS	21		Mid-Apr	Mid-Sep	1	2	4	8
Basil	Mint	Bag	$3	0.2	TP		63	Mid-May	Jun 30	5	8	2	16
Bean, Pole	Legume	Pint	$4	0.4	DS	56		Mid-May	Aug 1	8	1	2	2
Beet	Amaranth	Bunch	$5	1.9	DS	49		Late Apr	Aug 15	up to 5	1	3	3
Bitter Melon	Cucurbit	Pint	$3	0.2	TP			Late May	Mid-Jun	8	7	1	7
Broccoli, Mini	Brassica	Bunch	$4	0.5	TP		28	Late Apr	Aug 1	4	2	2	4
Cabbage	Brassica	Each	$4	1.4	TP		63	Mid-Apr	Late Jul	3-4	2	2	3
Callaloo	Amaranth	Bunch	$4	0.3	DS	56		Early May	Mid-Aug	3-4	1	3	2
Carrot	Umbellifer	Bunch	$4	1.3	DS	56		Late Apr	Aug 1	up to 5	2	3	5
Celery	Umbellifer	Each	$4	1.3	TP		79	Mid-May	Mid-Jul	3	3	2	6
Chard	Amaranth	Bunch	$4	0.5	TP	56	42	Late Apr	Early Sep	18	16	1	16
Choi, Large	Brassica	Each	$4	1.5	DS/TP	49	35	Mid-Apr	Mid-Aug	3	4	3	13
Choi, Mini	Brassica	Bunch	$4	0.3	DS/TP	42		Mid-Apr	Mid-Aug	2	8	2	17
Choy Sum	Brassica	Bunch	$3	0.6	DS/TP	42		Mid-Apr	Late Aug	3	1	2	3
Cilantro	Umbellifer	Bunch	$3	0.3	DS	56		Late Apr	Early Sep	2	4	2	7
Cucumber	Cucurbit	Each	$2	0.5	TP	56	42	Mid-May	Mid-Jul	10	19	1	19
Dill	Umbellifer	Bunch	$3	0.2	DS	49		Mid-Apr	Early Sep	2	3	2	5
Eggplant	Nightshade	Each	$2	0.2	TP		63	Late May	Early Jun	10	16	1	16
Fennel	Umbellifer	Bunch	$4	1.1	DS	56		Mid-May	Mid-Jul	2	4	2	8
Garlic	Allium	Each	$2	0.1	DS	245		Early Oct	Late Oct	1	4	1	4
Ground Cherry	Nightshade	Pint	$5	1	TP		77	Late May	Early Jun	6	3	1	3
Kohlrabi	Brassica	Bunch	$4	1.3	TP	42	28	Mid-Apr	Early Sep	2	2	2	5
Leek	Allium	Each	$3	0.4	TP		105	Late Apr	Mid-Jul	4	5	1	5
Lettuce, Head	Aster	Each	$4	0.7	TP	56	42	Mid-Apr	Mid-Aug	up to 2 (fall)	5	4	19
Mustard Mix	Brassica	Bag	$5	0.3	DS	21		Mid-Apr	Mid-Sep	2	3	4	11
Okra	Mallow	Pint	$4	0.7	TP		56	Late May	Early Jun	6	2	1	2
Onion, Bulb	Allium	Bunch	$3	0.5	TP		98	Mid-Apr	Late Apr	4	7	1	7
Onion, Bunching	Allium	Bunch	$3	0.3	TP	63	49	Mid-Apr	Early Aug	2-3	10	2	19
Onion, Cipollini	Allium	Bunch	$3	0.5	DS/TP		63	Mid-Apr	Late Apr	3	6	1	6
Parsley	Umbellifer	Bunch	$3	0.2	TP		77	Mid-Apr	Early Aug	4-5	6	2	12
Pea	Legume	Pint	$5	0.7	DS	63		Late Apr	Mid-Jul	3-4	2	2	3
Pepper, Hot	Nightshade	Pint	$3	0.4	TP		70	Late May	Early Jun	10	7	1	7
Pepper, Sweet	Nightshade	Pint	$5	0.5	TP		77	Late May	Early Jun	10	10	1	10
Potato	Nightshade	Pint	$5	1.3	DS	56		Late Apr/Early May	Late May	1	1	2	2
Radish	Brassica	Bunch	$4	0.8	DS	21		Mid-Apr	Mid-Sep	1-2	3	3	10
Radish, Large	Brassica	Bunch	$4	1.1	DS	49		Mid-Aug	Early Sep	2	4	2	9
Rapini	Brassica	Bunch	$4	0.8	DS	42		Mid-Apr	Mid-Jul	1	1	2	2
Salad Mix	Aster	Bag	$5	0.3	TP	56	42	Mid-Apr	Aug 30	2	3	4	12
Spinach	Amaranth	Bag	$5	0.3	DS	28		Late Mar	Early Sep	3	3	2	6
Squash, Summer	Cucurbit	Each	$2	0.9	TP	35	21	Late May	Mid-Jul	10	6	1	6
Squash, Winter	Cucurbit	Each	$4	1.8	TP	84	63	Early Jun	Early Jun	1	3	1	3
Tomato, Cherry	Nightshade	Pint	$5	1.2	TP		63	Mid-May	Late May	10	4	1	4
Tomato, Heirloom	Nightshade	Each	$3	0.7	TP		77	Mid-May	Late May	7	6	1	6
Turnip	Brassica	Bunch	$4	1	DS	42		Mid-Apr	Early Sep	2	3	3	10

Guidelines For Use

These files are produced by the Urban Farm and are intended to be free and shared widely; they should not be altered, used for resale, or shared without proper credit.

This chart is developed for biointensive crop production in a rooftop market garden setting and is a living document that will be updated continually.

This information is based on data from seed producers like Johnny's Seeds (USA), William Dam Seeds (ON) and COG's Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers.

The Urban Farm uses a standard bed width of 30" wide, with 18" paths. In this chart, a bed ft refers to one ft of a 30" bed.

Harvest windows are based on the Urban Farm's previous harvest records of produce grown on a 5th-storey rooftop farm in downtown Toronto, Canada and reflect techniques including "cut and come again" and crop removal for succession planting.

Projected yield is averaged from the Urban Farm's 2018 and 2019 yields, and checked with reference to COG's Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers.

For Days To Maturity (DTM) and Days in Greenhouse, numbers are rounded to 7 (i.e. to the nearest week); expect to add/subtract a week in cold/hot weather.

Crop values are shown in Canadian dollars; they reflect the 2021 growing season and may fluctuate seasonally depending on factors including inflation, etc.