DATES TO PLANT GARDEN SEEDS 107 



Bean, pole From about the middle of May to the 1st of June. 



Bean, lima About the 1st of June. 



Beet About the middle of April. 



Borecole, or Kale . . . About the middle of April ; plant out in June. 



Brussels sprouts .... In March or April in hotbed. 



Cabbage Transplant the last week in April or the 1st in May. 



Carrots Last of May or 1st of June. 



Cauliflower From the 1st of May until the 1st of July. 



Celery The 1st week in April to the 2d in July. 



Corn, swest About the 1st of May. 



Cucumber For 1st crop, about the middle of March. 



Egg-plant About March 15 in hotbed. 



Endive June or July. 



Kohlrabi May or June. 



Okra About the 10th of May. 



Peas During the last of April up to the 1st of May. 



Pepper Put out of doors about the 1st of April. 



Radish From the 1st of April to the middle of June. 



Spinach About the 1st of September. 



Tomato About the 25th of May set plants outdoors. 



Turnips, for fall use . . Any time from July 1 to August 20. 



Watermelon About the middle of May. 



New York (Henderson) 



Plants to sow from the middle of March to the end of April. Thermometer in 

 shade averaging 45 degrees. 



Beet Cauliflower . Parsley 



Carrot Endive Peas 



Cress Kale Radish 



Celery Lettuce Spinach 



Cabbage Onions Turnip 



Parsnip 



From the middle of May to the middle of June. Thermometer in the shade 



averaging 60. 



Bean, bush Bean, runner Nasturtium 



Bean, cranberry Corn, s.weet Okra 



Bean, lima Cucumber Pumpkin 



Bean, pole Melon, musk Squash 



Bean, scarlet Melon, water Tomato 



Norfolk, Virginia 

 Months in which different crops are planted or sown, or set out in the open air. 



Kale and Spinach sown during August, September, and October. 



Cabbage . . . The seeds are sown in August and September, and the plants 

 are transplanted in the open air in November and De- 

 cember. 



Onions . . . Sown in August, September, January, and February. 



Leeks .... The same as onions. 



Lettuce . . . Sown in September and January. 



Radish . . . Sown in every month in the year. 



Peas .... December, January, February, March, April, August, and 

 September. 



Beans .... March and April. 



Egg-plant . . April and May. 



Tomatoes . . April and May. 



