August, 1910 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE FOR THE SOVTB. —Continued 



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NAME 



VARIETY 



WHERE AND WHEN TO PLANT 



QUANTITY 



IJIKECTIONS 





Pepper 



Sweet Spanish or 



Greenhouse, August i 



30 plants 



Tender 







Sweet Mountain 



Moist heat, day, 90 degrees 

 Moist heat, night, 70 degrees 

 Ready 4 months 





Seeds ?2 inch deep 



2 feet apart 



I packet seed enough 



Need not fertilize blossoms 





Parsley 





Outside, September i 



Soak seeds over night 

 Ready 2 months 



30-foot row 



Hardy 



J inch deep 



Rows I i feet apart 



I packet seed enough 



Seeds slow to start 





Parsnip 



Hollow Crown 



Outside, September i 



200 feet 



Hardy 



^ inch deep 



3 inches apart in row; rows i i feet 



Seeds slow to start 



Rich, deep soil 



I ounce for 200 feet 



apart 



Peas 



Nott's Excelsior 



In cold frames 



75 -foot row each time 



Almost hardy 







Gradus or 



September 15 and every 2 weeks 





4 inches deep 







Tom Thumb 



Ready 2 to 3 months 





Rows 2 feet apart 







Extra Early (Smooth 



Outside same dates (always an un- 





Moist, not too rich 







varieties) 



certain crop) 





Soak over night 







Marrowfat 



Outside, December i (more 

 hardy, less quality) 





I pint to 100 feet 





Potato 



Irish Cobbler, or other 



Outside, August i 



i acre 



Hardy 







earlies 



for new potatoes all winter 

 Ready 3 months 





Plant whole 

 Rows 3 feet apart 

 I foot apart in row 

 Moist, light, rich 

 8 bushels per acre 





Sweet potato 



Yellow Yam or 



Bed thickly in March 



J acre 



Very deep sand 





/ 



Georgia Yam 



Transplant the sprouts outside 



May I 

 Ready 6 months 





Rows 3 feet apart 



2 feet apart in row 



3 pounds to loo-foot row 

 Ready 6 months 



Dig as wanted through the winter 





Peanuts 



Virginia or 

 Georgia 



Outside, April i 





3 inches deep 

 Hills 2 feet apart 

 Light, deep soil 

 Shell before planting 





Radish 



French Breakfast or 



Outside, October i 



15-foot row each time 



Hardy 







Scarlet Turnip 



Outside, October 15 



Outside, November i 



Cold frames November i and every 



ten days 

 Ready 6 weeks 





^ inch deep 



Rows 8 inches apart 



I ounce to loo-foot row 





Salsify 



Sandwich Island 



Outside, August i and September 



(A difficult crop in the South) 

 Ready 5 months 



200-foot row 



Hardy 



\ inch deep 



Rows ij feet apart 



4 inches apart in row 



Water freely 





Spinach 



Viroflay 



Outside, September i 

 Outside, October i 

 Outside, November i 



7 5 -foot row each time 



Almost hardy 

 I inch deep 

 Rows i| feet apart 









(doubtful crop) 





3 inches apart in row 









Cold frame, September i 



loo-foot row 



I ounce for 150 feet 







New Zealand 



(A sure abundant product all win- 

 ter) 









Strawberries 



Lady Thompson or 



Transplant every year 



200 plants 



Hardy 







Hefflin or Hoffman 



in October 

 Ready in February or March 





Rows 2 feet apart 

 I foot apart in row 

 Rich sandy loam 

 Mulch in summer 

 No stable manure 

 Confine to single crowns 





Tomato 



Beauty or 



Greenhouse, August 15 



25 plants each time 



Tender 







Perfection 



Greenhouse, September 15 

 Greenhouse, October 15 

 Ready 4 months 





J inch deep 



I J feet apart 



I packet of seed enough 



Pinch out tips at desired heigh. 



Pinch out all side shoots 



Fertilize blossom by hand 





Turnip 



Early Milan 



Outside, October i 

 Ready 2 to 3 months 



100-foot row 



Hardy 



i inch deep 



Rows 1 5 feet apart; 3 inches apart 



I ounce for 200 feet 



Moist and rich 



in row 



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