New 



York 



Classified Planting List for Vegetables-By p. t. b. 



A GUIDE TO THE BEST WAY OF GROWING THE EVERYDAY VEGE- '] 



TABLES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSION ALL THE SEASON 



Pot-Herbs or Greens 

 Pot-herbs or greens are grown for their leaves which are served cocked. In crder that they may be tender and crisp they should be grown 

 rapidly. Give the ground good tillage, supply an abundance of quickly available nitrogenous fertilizer, particularly when 'nearing maturity. 

 As a rule they are cool-loving plants and are cropped for part of season only, so are usually grown as succession or companion crops. 



NAME 



WHEN TO sow 



DEPTH TO 



sow 



THIN OR TRANSPLANT 



READY TO EAT 





Early Crop 



Main Crop 



S-Seeds 

 R-Roots 

 (inches) 



Thin 

 ('inches) 



At 

 inches high 



Transplant 

 (inches) 



Early Crop 



Main Crop 



OTHER POINTS 



Asparagus 





April 



S. i. 



R. 6 



i 



77 



24x36 



3 



24x36 



Third 



year 



April 

 June 



Cut all foliage in fall and burn; dress with salt and 

 heavy coat manure. 



Cabbage 



Feb.Mar. 



indoors 



April 



outdoors 



May 

 June 





6 



24x36 



July 



100 



Needs rich soil. Transplant, if possible, on cloudy 

 day — store late crop. 



Cauliflower 



Feb.Mar. 

 indoors 

 Feb. in 

 hotbed 



May 

 June 



1 

 f 





6 



24x36 



July 



no 



Must not be checked in growth at any time — needs 

 rich soil; start in coldframe. 



Celery 



April in 



seedbox 



June 



June 



to Aug. 



barely 

 cover 





first 2 



second 



6 



3x48 



6x48 



as greens 

 May 



170 



Early crop in hotbed, two transplantings. Plant 

 early varieties close to self blanch. 



Beet 



April 

 May 



}\ 



QX l8 



4 



9Xl8 



June 



50 



Seed germinate quicker when soaked over night 

 in warm water. 



Spinach 



Sept. 



March 

 to May 



i 



6x 18 



1 





March 



30 



Can pick two or three times; give slight protection 

 in winter. 



Salad Plants and Sweet Herbs 

 Silid plants aril swzst hzrbs miy be U3?d uncooked. Tney prefer cool, moist soil. In the kinds which are grown for their leaves a quick 

 growth is necsssiry and cm be secured by applications of quickly available nitrogenous fertilizers. Give clean, thorough tillage and rich ground 

 with plenty of moisture. 



Lettuce 



Feb. to 

 March 

 indoors 



Apiil to 

 to Aug. 1 



1 

 1 



8x12 



3 



8x12 



April 

 May 



21 to 65 



Sow for early crop in boxes or coldframe. Give 

 rich soil, plenty of sun. 



Celery 



Feb. in 

 hotbed 



April in 

 seedbox 



barely 

 cover 





first 2 

 second 6 



3x48 

 6x48 



July 



170 



Transplant twice before putting in trench, makes 

 better root system. 



Parsley 



Sept. 



April 



1 



6 x 12 



2 





May 



5° ^ 75 



^Soak seed over night in warm water, seeds start 

 quicker. Fall-sown seed need protection. 



Seeds and Fruits 

 Seeds and fruits which we eat are, with the exception of the pea, warm-season plants — they are tender to frost and must not be planted until 

 the ground is warm.- The tomatoes, eggplant and peppers are started in heat early; it is necessary in order to get a good crop. The cucumbers 

 and their kin resent having their roots disturbed, so when they are started early indoors it is usually on inverted sods. 



Beans. Lima 



April 15 

 outdoors 



May 

 to Aug. 



May 1 



2 



36 x 36 



5 







Aug. 

 to frost 



Put the eye down. Set pole first, putting beans 

 around it. 



Beans, snap 



June to 

 Aug. 1 



2 



12 X24 



3 





July 



45 



The later varieties bear heavier crops. Three or 

 four plantings enough for small family. 



Corn 



April 

 to May 



1 early 

 1 2 late 



12 X 24 



3 





July 



55 to 90 



Needs plentv of moisture at roots and good culti- 

 vation. Large varieties need more room. 



Cucumber 



Feb.Mar. 

 indoors 



iviay 

 to Tulv 





36x36 



2 



36x36 



July 



5° ^ 75 



Sow seed edgewise, about six to a hill. When bugs 

 are gone thin out to two plants to a hill. 



Eggplant 



Feb. 

 indoors 



iviar. 

 indoors 



May 

 to June 



1 





3 



36x36 



July 



80 to 160 



Start in March — transplant to open about June 10th. 

 Must not receive the slightest check in growth. 



Muskmelon 



April 

 indoors 



1 



60 x 60 



4 



60x60 



Aug. 



100 



Plant seeds on edge. Pinch ends to induce growth 

 of fruit-bearing side shoots. 



Peas 



March 

 outdoors 



April 

 to June 



3 



3x3° 







May 



36 to 80 



Plant early crop in double rows six to eight inches 

 apart; use brush or wire support. 



Pepper 



March 

 indoors 



i 





6 



18 x 24 





140 to 150 



Hen-manure or guano best fertilizer; put it in below 

 the roots. Start in house or coldframe. 



Pumpkin 





May 

 to June 



ii 



108 x 108 



4 







120 



Give plenty of fertilizer. Plant away from melons 

 and cucumbers. 



Squash 



March 

 indoors 



May 

 to June 



1 



72 x 96 



4 



48x48 



60 to 65 



July 



125 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



Needs room and rich fertilizer; late kinds should 

 be gathered before frost. 



Tomato 



Feb.Mar. 

 indoors 



April 

 seedbed 



h 



36x48 



thin 3 

 tr. 6 



36x48 



July 



150 



For early crop, sow in house or coldframe; accus- 

 tom to cold before planting out after frost is past. 



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