154 Gardening 
100 GROWING DAYS 
Presque Isle, Me. 
Grand Forks, N.D. 
Burlington, Vi. 
Billings, Montana 
Omaha,Nebraska 
Best Tae 
Pueblo, penne 
Washington,D.C 
Wichita, Kan. : 
St.Louis, Mo. 
Norseike, Viegunia 
Macon, Georgia 
Ven his, em 
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Giumbia, SC. 
Dallas, Texas 
Charleston, S.C. 
Jacksonville, Fla. 
College Station, lex. 
Floridc 
Lenn. Texas 
Key West, Florida } 
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: 365 " " 
Jan. Feb. Mar Apr May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 
Fic. 85. Chart showing average length of growing season and when the season 
begins and ends in various localities in the United States. Such a chart for 
a locality, together with a table of planting dates for different vegetables (pages 
348 and 349) are a great aid to the gardener in deciding what crops to grow 
and when to plant them. 
beds and cold frames and transplanting to the garden 
when danger of frost is over. This may be in February 
or later, according to the locality. 
CLIMATE AND WEATHER 
Except in the more southern parts of the United States 
the actual work of getting the soil ready for planting can 
be done only when the ground has thawed and dried out 
after the winter’s freezing. As spring advances, the 
heat received from the sun during the day remains in 
the earth longer at night, and finally the soil is warm 
enough throughout the night to serve as the home of 
the roots of young plants. About this time, and seldom 
before, the soil becomes dry enough for spading. 
