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Recommended Crops for Succession Planting

Vegetables, herbs and flowers that are well suited to succession planting for a steady harvest.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Grower Meg Mitchell of South Paw Farm, Freedom, Maine
Pictured: a vegetable grower at a small farm in central Maine

A Steady Harvest, Sowing After Sowing

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The Hensley's team put together this list of crops that tend to do well when sown again and again through the season. Use it to choose which vegetables, herbs, and flowers to plant if you want a steady supply for market or your own kitchen. Sow these at regular intervals through the season to keep good-quality produce coming for as long as possible.

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Arugula seeds Cucumber seeds Pea seeds
Asian green seeds Endive seeds Radish seeds
Baby-leaf green seeds Escarole seeds Summer Squash seeds
Beet seeds Fresh-Eating Kohlrabi seeds Sweet Corn seeds
Bunching onion seeds Lettuce seeds Swiss Chard seeds
Bush bean seeds Mustard green seeds Turnip seeds
Carrot seeds Pac Choi seeds
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Basil seeds Leaf Fennel seeds Saltwort seeds
Cilantro seeds Parsley seeds Shiso seeds
Dill seeds  
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Ageratum seeds Cosmos seeds Larkspur seeds
Agrostemma seeds Cynoglossum seeds Nigella seeds
Ammi seeds Euphorbia seeds Phlox seeds
Bupleurum seeds Gomphrena seeds Scabiosa seeds
Calendula seeds Ornamental grass seeds Sunflower seeds
Centaurea seeds Gypsophila seeds Zinnia seeds
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