THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 Planting Table for Vegetables — Continued 



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NAME OF 



WHEN TO PLANT 



DEPTH TO 

 PLANT 

 S=Seeds 

 -fi=Roots 

 (inches) 



DISTANCE 

 APART 



when thinned 



or transplanted 



(inches) 



READY TO EAT 



(Figures mean days) 



OTHER POINTS 



What the Vegetables are good for. Hints on Soil, Watering, Thinning. 

 Transplanting, etc. 





Early Crop 



Main Crop 



Eatly Crop 



Main Crop 



Potato 



Apr. 

 indoors 



May 

 to June 



2 early 

 5 late 



12 X 24 

 18x36 



July 



100 



to 130 



May be planted whole or cut to one, two or three eyes. Extra 

 early crops may be secured by sprouting eyes in a warm, 

 light room, or starting in a coldframe. Spray vines as soon 

 as they appear, with Bordeaux and Paris green. 



Pumpkin 





May 

 to June 



ij 



108 x 108 





I20 



Be sure to plant as far away from melons and squashes as 

 possible, as they will cross-fertilize. Make the hills very 

 rich before sowing seed. 



Purslane 





Apr. 



I 



4x 12 





90 



Used by the French as a boiled green. Grows upright, unlike 

 the common weed of our gardens. 



Radish 



Feb. 

 to Mar. 

 indoors 



Apr. 

 to Sept. 



i 



2x8 



4XIO 



20 

 Apr. 



30 to 45 



Sow in seed boxes or hotbed for early crop and every ten days 

 for succession. The same in the garden later. Sow winter 

 radishes in fall. Don't use fresh manure. Growth must be 

 rapid and soil loose and fine. 



Rampion 



May 



Scatter 



3X0 





Oct. 

 to Feb. 



A poor sort of radish. Press the seed into the soil. This is 

 about the smallest seed known. 



Rhubarb 





Sept. 

 to Oct. 



i? 4 



24 x 48 



48 x4s 





May 

 to July 



Set roots into very rich soil. Cover in winter with one foot 

 of manure. Chicken-house sweepings particularly good. 

 Dig under in spring. Break the stems, do not cut them. 



Roquette 





Apr. 

 to May 



i 



10 X 12 





40 



A most horrible odor as well as flavor. Copious watering modi- 

 fies the strong taste. Flower white, not particularly striking. 



Sage 





May 

 to Sept. 



R. as deep 



I 2 X 1 3 







Set crown of plant just above surface. A flavoring herb. To 

 dry, cut off" branches, tie in bunches and hang in sun or warm 

 room; powder and bottle immediately. Use the green leaves 

 all summer. Ready to dry in September. 



Salsify 





Apr. 



I 



4X18 





Oct. 



througli 

 winter 



Roots very long and straight. Sometimes called Oyster 

 Plant. May Le dug and stored for the winter like carrots, 

 or left in the ground. 



Scolvmus 



Apr. 



i 



6x 18 





170 



Belongs to the thistle family. Leaves very prickly, variegated. 

 Roots used like salsify. 



Seorzonera 



Sept. 



Apr. 



i 



6 x 10 





190 



A delicate salsify; earth should be deeply dug and finely pow- 

 dered, for the roots are long and straight. 



Spinach 





Mar. 

 to May 



1 



6x12 

 6x18 



Mar. 



3° 



Protect slightly over winter. Will give two or three pickings. 

 Sow often — say ten days — for succession. 



Spinach, New 

 Zealand 





May 



I 



12 x 24 





40 



Not a true spinach, but a very good substitute, growing well 

 through the hot, dry weather; an excellent midsummer green. 

 Soak seed in hot water over night. 



Squash 



Mar. 

 indoors 



May 

 to June 



I 



Bush 36 x 48 

 Late 72 x 96 



60 to 65 



July 



125 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



Use plenty of manure, well rotted, and give ample space. Can 

 be planted between rows of late corn, or in hills among other 

 early and main crops, for vines to occupy ground later. 



Sweet Potato 



Mar. 

 indoors 





R-3 



18x24 

 24x36 





120 

 to 150 



A light, warm soil, long season and good seed. Whole potato 

 must be sprouted under glass; sprouts cut off and trans- 

 planted. 



Tarragtn 





Apr. 

 to May 



R. as deep 



12 x 12 





3° 

 to 120 



Young leaves a good addition to salads; may be dried and used 

 as seasoning. Set plants same depth. Green leaves used 

 in making tarragon vinegar. 



Tomato 



Feb. Apr. 

 to Mar. reedoed 

 indoors 



j, 



36 x 48 

 48 x 60 



July 



iS° 



Have garden ground very rich and mellow. Do not keep seed- 

 lings too warm; they should be stocky and not too tall. Plant 

 in hotbed, seedbox, pots or cans. 



Turnip 



Apr. 



June 

 to Aug. 



A 



4x18 

 8x30 



June 



70 



Round or flat; white. May be stored over winter like carrots. 

 Much more delicate than small rutabaga. 



Udo 





Mar. 

 to Apr. 



Broadcast 



10 x 24 





Second 

 year 

 Nov. 



to Dec. 



When leaves turn brown in the fall, cut off and pile two feet of 

 earth over the roots. In about forty days the shoots will 

 appear and be ready to cut. Used like celery. The forcing 

 variety can be blanched in a coldframe during the winter. 

 Ready November and December of the second year. 



Watermelon 





May 



I 



96 x 96 





100 



Place plenty of well-rotted manure in the hills before sowing, 

 or plant around a sunken half barrel. Pinch off ends of 

 vines after fruit has set. Plant seeds edgewise, eyes down, 

 ten in a hill. 



