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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE FOR THE SOUTYL — Continued 



August, 1910 



NAME 



\'ARIETY 



WHERE AND WHEN TO PLANT 



QUANTITY 



DIRECTIONS 



Cabbage 



Wakefield or 

 Savoy or 

 Winningstadt 



Seed-bed August 15 

 Transplant outside 



September 15 

 Ready 4 months 



200 plants 



Hardy 



Seeds J inch deep 



Plants: Rows 3 feet apart; i^ feet apart in row 



Moist, manure and cultivate well 



I packet of seed enough 



Set plants deep 



CauHflower 



Early Snowball or 

 Dwarf Erfurt 



Seed-bed September i 

 Transplant to cold frames Octo- 

 ber I 

 Ready 4 months 



200 plants 



Almost hardy 



Seed ^ inch deep; plant rows 2 feet apart 



I J feet apart in row 



Moist, rich and manure 



I packet of seed enough 



Blanch heads by tying up 



Collards 





Cultivate like cabbage 





A non-heading cabbage 

 not equal to it in quality 



Carrots 



Half Long or 

 Long Orange 



Outside August 15 

 Outside October i 

 Ready 12 to 15 weeks 



I co-foot row each time 



Hardy 



J inch deep 



Rows I J feet apart; 4 inch apart in row 



I ounce for 200 feet 



Seed slow to start 



Cucumber 



English Telegraph 



Greenhouse, September 15 

 Greenhouse, October 15 

 Greenhouse, November 15 

 Greenhouse, December 15 

 Day heat, 85 degrees 

 Night heat, 65 degrees 

 Ready 6 to 8 weeks 



5 plants each time 



Tender 



I inch deep; 5 feet apart; i ounce for 50 hills 



Moist, rich 



Pinch out main stem when 2 feet long. Pinch 

 out side branches at 6 or 8 feet. Leave 

 only 3 side branches to a plant and only 

 half the fruit 



Do not fertilize blossoms 



Cress (Water) 





Outside in water 

 September i 

 Ready 3 months 





Hardy 



Sow in quiet pool near running water 

 Start seed on mud, then flood 3 inches deep 

 I packet of seed enough 



Endive 



Green Curled or 

 Self-blanching 



Outside, September i 

 Outside or in cold- 

 frames November i 

 Ready 3 months 



loo-foot row 



Hardy 



J inch deep; rows ij feet apart 



Thin to 10 inches apart in row 



Light, rich soil, deep 



I ounce for 100 feet 



Can transplant like lettute 



Tie up heads for blanching 2 weeks before use 



Eggplant 



Round Purple 



Greenhouse, August 15 

 Dry heat, day, 90 degrees 

 Dry heat, night, 65 degrees 

 Ready 4 to 5 months 



30 plants 



Very tender 



i inch deep 



2 feet apart 



Rich and moist 



I packet of seed enough 



Blossoms should be fertilized by hand 



Kale 



Dwarf Scotch or 

 Tall Scotch 



Seed-bed August 15 

 Set outside, September 15 

 Start some September 15 

 Set outside October 

 Ready 3 to 4 months 



200 plants 



Hardy 

 J inch deep 

 Rows I J feet apart 

 I foot apart in row 

 Deep sand and mold 

 I ounce to 200 feet 



When top is cut off for use, side shoots will 

 start 



Kohlrabi 



Early Vienna 



Outside, October i 

 Ready 2 to 3 months 



2 00 -foot row 



Hardy 



J inch deep 



Rows i^ feet apart 



6 inches apart in row 



I ounce for 150 feet 



Grow and use like turnip 



Lettuce 



May King or 

 California Butter or 

 Boston Market 



Seed-bed September 15 



and every 2 weeks after 

 Transplant into cold frames 



50 plants each time 



Almost hardy 



J inch deep 



6 inches apart each way 



Light rich soil 



I ounce for 2000 plants 



Muskmelon 



English: Sutton's A i 

 Sutton's Emerald Gem 



Greenhouse, August 15 

 Dry heat, day, 90 degrees 

 Dry heat, night, 70 degrees 

 Ready 4 to 5 months 



30 plants 



Tender 



I inch deep; hills 5 feet apart 

 Manure 

 Light soil 

 I ounce for 50 hills 



Blossom to be fertilized by hand. Pinch 

 off tip of vine when first blossoms come 



Onions 



Prizetaker or 

 Multiplier or 

 Globe 



Outside, seed July i 

 Outside, sets September i 

 Ready 4 to 5 months 

 Sets ready 2 months 





Hardy 



Seed J inch deep; sets 2 inch deep 



Rows i^ feet apart 



Moist, rich soil and sun 



I ounce seed for 150 feet 



I quart sets for 100 feet 



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