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CLAY SOIL PLANTS WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR GARDEN
The plants listed below will grow in clay soils as long as any special site requirements are met.
| Common name |
USDA
zone |
Comments |
| Green barberry |
4 |
Avoid wet soils |
| Buttonbush |
4 |
|
| Tatarian dogwood |
3 |
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| Pagoda dogwood |
4 |
Needs moist, acidic soils |
| Dwarf bush-honeysuckle |
3 |
|
| Burning bush |
3 |
Needs well-drained soils |
| 'Meadowlark' forsythia |
3 |
|
| 'Northern Sun' forsythia |
3 |
|
| Witch hazel |
4 |
|
| Winterberry |
4 |
Needs acidic soils |
| Juniper |
3 |
Needs well-drained soils |
| Honeysuckle |
3-4 § |
|
| Sumac |
2 |
Prefers well-drained soils |
| Rugosa rose |
2 |
|
| American elderberry |
3 |
|
| Spirea |
3-4 § |
Needs well-drained soils |
| Lilac |
2 |
|
| Arborvitae, white cedar |
3 |
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| Highbush cranberrybush |
2 |
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§ When more than one zone is listed (eg: 3-4 or 4-5), some species are not hardy in the cooler zone
CLAY SOIL PLANTS IN YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN
Vegetable |
Minimum
Row Space (in.) |
Space Between
Plants in Row (in.) |
Dates to Plant * |
Number of Days
to Harvest ** |
Broccoli (plants) |
30 |
24 |
3/20-4/10, 7/25-8/5 |
70-80 |
Beets |
18 |
3 |
3/15-4/15, 8/1-8/10 |
55-65 |
Asparagus (roots) |
48 |
18 |
4/1-4/20 |
3 years |
Cabbage (plants) |
24 |
12 |
3/20-4/20, 7/20-8/5 |
70-80 |
Cantaloupe |
48 |
60 |
5/1-5/20 |
80-90 |
Brussel sprouts (plants) |
24 |
18 |
3/20-4/10, 7/25-7/30 |
70-80 |
Collard greens |
24 |
12 |
3/15-4/10, 7/20-8/5 |
85-95 |
Carrots |
18 |
3 |
3/15-4/5, 7/25-7/30 |
70-85 |
Cauliflower (plants) |
24 |
24 |
3/20-4/20, 7/20-8/5 |
65-75 |
Eggplant (plants) |
24 |
24 |
5/10-5/25 |
80-90 |
Green beans, bush |
24 |
3 |
4/15-5/20, 7/25-8/10 |
50-60 |
Cucumber |
36 |
48 |
5/5-5/30 |
65-70 |
Corn |
36 |
10 |
4/25-8/1 |
70-85 |
Onions |
18 |
3 |
3/15-4/15 |
100-120 |
Lettuce, leaf |
18 |
3 |
3/15-5/10, 8/1-8/20 |
35-50 |
Radish |
18 |
1 |
3/15-5/1, 8/1-8/25 |
25-35 |
Potato |
30 |
12 |
3/20-4/10 |
100-120 |
Spinach |
18 |
3 |
3/20-4/20, 8/1-8/20 |
40-50 |
Pepper (plants) |
30 |
18 |
5/10-5/30 |
70-80 |
Tomato (plants) |
48 |
36 |
5/10-5/20 |
75-90 |
Summer squash |
48 |
48 |
5/10-5/30 |
80-90 |
CLAY SOIL PLANTS THAT ARE TREES FOR YOUR GARDEN
The trees listed below will grow in clay soils as long as any special site requirements are met.
TREES
Common name |
USDA
zone |
Comments |
| Balsam fir |
3 |
Prefers acidic soils |
| White fir |
4 |
|
| Freeman maple |
4 |
|
| Norway maple |
4 |
|
| Red maple |
3 |
Needs acidic soils |
| Silver maple |
3 |
|
| River birch |
4 |
Needs acidic soils |
| Bitternut hickory |
4 |
Lighter clays |
| Shagbark hickory |
4 |
|
| Hawthorn |
3-4 § |
Needs well-drained soils |
| White ash |
3 |
|
| Black ash |
3 |
|
| Common honeylocust |
4 |
|
| Butternut |
4 |
Tolerates limestone soils, lighter
clay |
| Black walnut |
4 |
Lighter clay |
| Apple, crabapple |
3 |
Prefers acidic soils |
| Amur corktree |
4 |
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| Norway spruce |
4 |
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| Austrian pine |
4 |
|
| White pine |
3 |
Prefers acidic soils |
| Aspen, cottonwood |
2 |
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| Pear |
4-5 § |
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| Bur oak |
3 |
Prefers limestone soils |
| Eastern pin oak |
4 |
Needs acidic soils |
| Willow |
2 |
Prefers moist to wet soils |
| Elm |
4 |
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