PLANTING TABLE FOR A HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN 93 



Planting Table for a Home Vegetable Garden 



Hardi- 

 ness 



Time 



to first 



maturity 



(days) 



Distance 

 between 

 plants 

 (inches) 



Distance 

 between 



rows 

 (inches) 



Number 

 of seeds 

 to sow 

 per foot 



Amount of 



seed to buy 



for 100 feet 



of row 



Depth 

 to plant 

 (inches) 



Beet 



Carrot 



Parsnip 



Radish 



Salsify 



Turnip 



Potato 



Onion, green. . 

 Onion, mature. 

 Cabbage, early 

 Cabbage, late. 

 Cauliflower. . . . 



Spinach 



Lettuce, leaf. . 

 Lettuce, head. 



Celery 



Beans 



PeaB 



Tomato 



Eggplant 



Pepper 



Cucumber .... 

 Watermelon . . . 

 Muskmelon . . . 

 Squash, early . . 

 Squash, late. . . 

 Sweet corn 



H 



H 

 VH 



H 

 VH 



H 



T 



H 



H 



H 



H 



H 

 H-VH 



H 



H 



H 



T 



H 



T 



VT 

 VT 



T 



VT 

 VT 



T 



T 



T 



40=- 90 

 60 -100 



120 -150 

 25- 40 



120 -150 

 50- 90 

 80 -140 

 25- 40 



1005-140 

 60 -110' 

 90 -130* 

 70 -100* 

 30- 60 

 305- 70 

 405- 90 

 70 -100 s 

 60- 80 

 50- 70 

 60- 905 

 90 -1405 

 90 -1205 

 65- 80 

 90-110 

 90-110 

 65- 80 

 70 -100 

 70 -100 



2-4 

 2-4 

 3-4 

 1-2 

 2- 3 

 2-4 

 14-18 



1- 2 



2- 4 

 12-18 

 18-24 

 15-24 



2- 4 



3-8 



6-15 



4- 6 



2-5 



X- 1 



18^-48 



24-30 



18-30 



12*-36' 



48*-72* 



12»-48< 



30-48 



18>-72< 



i8*-36< 



12-30 

 12-30 

 18-36 



6-15 

 18-36 

 12-30 

 30-36 



8-15 

 15-30 

 21-36 

 30-36 

 21-36 

 12-30 

 10-15 

 10-15 

 24-48 1 

 24-36 

 24-36 

 30-48 

 24-36 

 24-36 

 42-60 

 60-84 

 48-60 

 42-60 

 60-84 

 30-42 



20-40 

 30-60 

 20-40 

 30-60 

 20-40 

 30-60 

 1 piece 

 8-15 

 20-40 



20-40 

 6 or 25 

 5 or 20 



5 



10-20 

 18-30 



4'-10< 

 4*-10* 

 4*-10< 

 45-101 

 43-10' 

 4- 8» 



1 ounce . . . 

 X ounce. . 

 1 ounce. . . 

 1 ounce . . . 

 1 ounce . . . 

 X ounce . . 

 1 peck .... 

 1-2 quarts 

 y 2 ounce . . 

 1 packet. . 

 1 packet. . 

 1 packet. 

 1 ounce. . . 

 X ounce. . 

 J4 ounce . 

 1 packet . 

 1-2 pints. . 

 1-2 pints. . 

 1 packet . . 

 1 packet . . 

 1 packet. . 

 H ounce . . 

 X ounce . . 

 H ounce . . 

 H ounce . . 

 H-l ounce 

 '/i-% pint 



H-i 

 H-i 

 H-i 



3-4 



1 



K-l 

 a-w 



y*-w 



Y-.-W 



H-i 



'A°-l 



i-H' 



t-K« 



1-2 



1-2 



H-l 

 H-l 

 H-l 

 H-l 

 H-l 

 1-2 



x For earth blanching. 

 ' Hills of 3 or 4 plants. 



2 For single stem training. 

 5 From transplants. 



s For single plants. 

 6 In seedbed. 



Fig. 64. — Young people transplanting plants into flats made by themselves. 



