HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE TO SOW SEEDS. 



this time the season lias advanced in its temperature and 

 the seeds duly vegetate. Every fanner knows that, in 

 this latitude, lie can sow Oats or Wheat in March or April, 

 but that if he sows his Corn or Pumpkins at the same time, 

 they will perish; this he knows, hut he may not* know 

 that what is true of the crops of the farm, is equally true 

 of the garden. Hence the importance of a knowledge of 

 the season when to sow vegetable seeds, or set out plants. 

 The temperature best fitted for the germination of seeds 

 of the leading kinds, will be best understood by the tabu- 

 lar form Q-iven below. 



Vegetable seeds that 

 in t7iis latitude, from 

 Mareh to the end of . 

 momctcr 4n the shade 

 degrees. 



Beet. 



Carrot. 



Cress. 



Celery. 



Cabbage. 



Cauliflower. 



Endive. 



Kale. 



may be sown, 

 the middle of 

 ipril. Ther- 

 averaging 45 



Lettuce. 



Parsley. 



Parsnip. 



Onions. 



Peas. 



Radish. 



Turnip. 



Spinach. 



Vegetable seeds that mag be soivn in 

 the open ground, in this latitude, from 

 the middle of May to the middle of 

 June. Thermometer in Vie shade av- 

 eraging GO degrees. 



Lima Beans. 



Bush Beans. 



Cranberrry 

 Pole Beans. 



Scarlet Run- 

 ner Beans. 



Sweet Corn. 



Musk Melon. 



Water Melon. 



Squash. 



Pumpkin. 



Tomato. 



Nasturtium. 



Okra. 



Cucumber. 



It will be understood that these dates refer only to the 

 latitude of New York, farther South, operations should be 

 begun earlier, — farther North, later. So much for the time 

 of sowing ; I will now refer to suitable soil and the man- 

 ner of sowing. 



The Choice of Soil, when choice can be made, is of 

 great importance, the best being a light soil, composed 

 of leaf mold, sand, and loam; the next suhstitute for 

 leaf mold being well decayed stable manure, or better 



