A Flexible Planting Plan 

 Walter A. Bausch 

 Supt. Market Garden Club Work 

 For Grades 3-6 

 (Vegetables Only) 

 iPor Plots 15 ft. by 6 ft. or More 

 The figure in parentheses after the name of each plant indicates 

 the grade for which that plant is recommended, but higher grades 

 may choose those plants also. The ""early crop" plants should be 

 planted first. (See planting tables for distances between plants.) 

 The figures at the beginning of paragraphs indicate the distances 

 of rows from end of plot. 



Choices of Plants 



6 in. — Beets (3), carrots or Swiss chard (4), kohlrabi (5), parsnips 

 endive or onion seed (6). 



i^i ft. — Bush beans (3), turnips or kohlrabi (5), or same as at 6 

 in. Any of these may be preceded by early radish, lettuce, spinach, 

 beets, or onion sets. 



2^4 ft- — (For early crop). Radish (3), lettuce, curled or head (3), 

 or spinach or onion sets (4) , or early beets (3) , or dwarf early peas. 



4 ft. — Tomatoes (3 or 5), cabbage (5), potatoes or com (6). 

 Early radish, lettuce, etc., may be grown in the same row with 

 either of the first two. Early sweet com or potatoes may be fol- 

 lowed by beets or beans, turnips or kohlrabi in the same row and 

 between the rows, i. e., at 2^ ft. 



5^ ft. — (For early crop). Same choices as at 2^ ft. 



7 ft. — Sweet com or pop com (6), tomatoes (3 or 5), cabbage, 

 seed or plants (5), potatoes (6), cuctmibers or bush squash (6), 

 pole beans or tall peas. 



S}4 ft. — (For early crop). Same choices as at 2^4 ft. 



10 ft. — Same choices as at 4 ft. 



11 ft. — (For early crop). Same-choices as at 2^4^ ft. 



12 ft. — Same choices as at 1^4 ft. 

 13^ ft. — Same choices as at 6 in. 

 i4>^ ft. — Same choices as at 6 in. 



For the last two rows another row of bush beans at 14 ft. may 

 be substituted. Climbing beans may be grown along the fence. 



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