Garden Plans > 2025: Cornelius Garden - 08.2025

About this Garden Plan

August to November 2025 Backyard planting plan

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: San Antonio, Texas
Garden Size: 29' 11" x 20' 0"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: -
Sun or Shade: -
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Arugula 275"3" x 7"Freshen up with additional seed as needed. Mature plants can become quite peppery, so a milder taste can be achieved by re-seeding.
Basil 187"5" x 9"Add transplants at this time of year to freshen up as needed.
Beet (Multi-sown) 109"9" x 9"Early Wonder, Pacemaker, Ruby Queen. Succession sow every 2-3 weeks once soil temps reach 85 degrees for continual harvest. Days to harvest - 55 to 70 days.
Broccoli 21' 5"1' 5" x 1' 5"As the Tomatoes come out it will give room for the Broccoli to grow up
Cabbage (Fall Red) 42' 9"2' 7" x 2' 11"Seed or transplant red cabbage variety for fall.
Carrot 273"3" x 5"In September (soil temps 85) direct sow carrots along the basil line. As Basil wraps up in November, the carrot top greens should be coming up and taking its place.
Chamomile 611"9" x 1' 3" 
Chinese Cabbage 91' 3"11" x 1' 11" 
Chives 67"5" x 9" 
Chives (Garlic) 25"5" x 7" 
Cilantro 67"5" x 9" 
Cornflower 57"7" x 7"Add Bachelors Button late in year for color and cutting flowers in Spring
Cucumber 31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Marketmore 76, English, Lemon are all good for slicing. Poinsette 76 should be a good one to grow as well.
Dill 27"5" x 9"Dill can be added by transplant or seed for more herb and future flowers.
Fennel 111"9" x 1' 1"Can overwinter Fennel (Perennial) in the garden.
Kale 71' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"See or transplants - multi varieties of Kale. Dinosaur, Dwarf Blue Curled, Toscano, etc.
Lettuce (Crisphead) 119"7" x 11"Select head varieties of lettuce; buttercrunch, romain, etc to seed in October (or transplants)
Lettuce (Leaf) 123"3" x 5"Loose leaf lettuce mixes to help cover soil along edges of bed or tucked in between plants in any bed. These are all cut and come again varieties, so the more you harvest the more they will grow.
Okra 61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Can leave this in as late as November. Plan to direct sow or transplant brassicae (cabage, broccoli, cauliflower) by September.
Oregano 27"5" x 9" 
Parsley 15"3" x 9"Add parsley varieties - flat leaf or curley in empty spaces in the beds.
Peas (Multi-sown) 267"7" x 7"Snap peas of multiple varieties can be sown. Even if you dont eat the peas, they can service as a nitrogen fixing winter crop. You could go with a sweet pea floral variety for the same effect and have a flower crop for fun and color.
Radish (Multi-sown) 205"5" x 5"When soil temps drop in September start direct sowing radishes around the empty edges of the front bed. Every two to three weeks for a succession harvest.
Sage 211"11" x 1' 3"Add sage by transplant in corners
Spinach 67"5" x 11" 
Swiss Chard 21' 1"11" x 1' 3"Multiple varieties available. Add color with the Rainbow Chard as one option
Thyme 111"11" x 1' 3" 
Tomato (Small) 31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Cherry variety - Sungold, pear, sweet100. No more than three plants. We will plan to leave all suckers to get as much production as possible during this shorter window.
Winter Peas 183"3" x 7" 
Zucchini 31' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Seed Costata Romanesca, Coczelle, Bloack Beauty by seed August planting

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