HOW FAR APART TO PLANT 



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Distance-Tables 



Usual distances apart for planting fruits 



Apples 30 to 40 feet each way. 



Apples, dwarf (Paradise stocks) 8 to 10 feet each way. 



Apples, dwarf (Doucin stocks) 12 to 25 feet each way. 



Pears 20 to 30 feet each way. 



Pears, dwarf 10 to 15 feet each way. 



Plums 16 to 20 feet each way. 



Peaches 16 to 20 feet each way. 



Cherries 16 to 25 feet each way. 



Apricots 16 to 20 feet each way. 



Nectarines 16 to 20 feet each way. 



Quinces 8 to 14 feet each way. 



Figs 20 to 25 feet each way. 



Mulberries 25 to 30 feet each way. 



Japanese Persimmons 20 to 25 feet each way. 



Loquats 15 to 25 feet each way. 



Pecans 35 to 40 feet each way. 



Grapes 8 to 12 feet each way. 



Currants 

 Gooseberries 



4X5 feet. 

 4X5 feet. 



Raspberries, black 3X6 feet. 



Raspberries, red 3X5 feet. 



Blackberries 4X7 to 6X8 feet. 



Cranberries 1 or 2 ft. apart each way. 



Strawberries 1 X 3 or 4 feet. 



Oranges and Lemons 25 to 30 feet each way. 



Distances recommended for orange trees in California 



Dwarfs, as Tangerines 10 to 12 feet. 



Half-dwarfs, as Washington Navel 24 to 30 feet. 



Mediterranean Sweet, Maltese Blood, Valencia . . 24 to 30 feet. 



St. Michael , 18 to 24 feet. 



Seedlings 30 to 40 feet. 



Usual distances apart for planting vegetables (see also table, p. 109) 



Artichoke . 

 Asparagus 

 Beans, bush 

 Beans, pole 

 Beet, early 

 Beet, late . 

 Broccoli 

 Cabbage, early 

 Cabbage, late 

 Carrot . 

 Cauliflower 

 Celery . . 



Corn-salad 



Corn, Sweet 



Cress 



Cucumber 



Egg-plant . 



Endive 



Horseradish 



Rows 3 or 4 ft. apart, 2 to 3 ft. apart in the row. 

 Rows 3 to 4 ft. apart, 1 to 2 ft. apart in the row. 



1 ft. apart in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart. 

 3 to 4 ft. each way. 



In drills 12 to 18 in. apart. 

 In drills 2 to 3 ft. apart. 

 IH X 214 ft. to 2 X 3 ft. 

 16 X 28 in. to 18 X 30 in. 



2 X 3 ft. to 2}4 X SH ft. 

 In drills 1 to 2 ft. apart. 



2 X 2 ft. to 2 X 3 ft. 



Rows 3 to 4 ft. apart, 6 to 9 in. in the row; "new celery 



culture," 7 X 7 in., each way. 

 In drills 12 to 18 in. apart. 



,^ ft. apart, 9 in. 



In drills 10 to 12 in. apart. 

 4 to 5 ft. each way. 

 3 X 3 ft 



1 X 1 ft! to 1 X 1)^ ft. 



1 X 2 or 3 ft. 



to 2 ft. in the row. 



