A Real Planting Table for Vegetables— By s. Prentiss Baldwin, 



NOT A THEORETICAL CHART THAT HAS TO BE TESTED, BUT AN ACTUAL 

 WORKING SCHEME, SHOWING WHAT TO PLANT, WHEN AND JUST HOW MUCH 



Ohio 



'TVHIS is an exact schedule of instructions 

 *- which the busy man need not even 

 read. Let him hand this schedule to any- 

 able-bodied man who can read English, 

 direct the man to follow the instructions 

 word for word, to plant the varieties named, 

 on the dates named and in the manner des- 

 cribed — and he will have an abundant supply 

 of the best vegetables, evenly distributed 

 through the season. 



For some years we had been accustomed 

 to employ, each year, a gardener. At one 

 time we had radishes enough for a village; 

 then at one season a flood of beans followed 

 by a dearth of beans for the rest of the 

 season. 



This system was devised to bring order 

 out of chaos. We have used it now for four 

 years. Our gardener is a farmer who spends 

 three or four days each month in planting 

 exactly as described by this schedule. All 

 of the rest of the work is done by an 

 Italian laborer, who knows weeds and fights 

 them day after day. There is no mystery 

 about it. 



An explanation of use of the schedule is 

 as follows: 



The varieties here named are mostly old 

 standard varieties recommended by all 

 seedsmen. These are safest to use. The 

 quantity to plant is estimated for fifteen 

 to twenty persons. You can adjust this to 

 your needs. 



We require the planting done on the 

 dates named unless weather forbids, and 



in that case it is only delayed to the first 

 good day. 



A stout cypress stake marked with the 

 variety, name and date is placed at the head 

 of every row; then, by recording the date 

 when ready for use, we are able to adjust 

 the schedule for next year to make the sup- 

 ply run evenly. 



The earliest dates for beans, peas and 

 corn seem to you too early? If frost gets 

 them you do not lose much, while in 

 favorable seasons you will surprise your 

 neighbors. 



Our soil is a heavy clay. We are com- 

 pelled, therefore, to make a special soil for 

 the melon tribe. Our soil, and no doubt 

 most soils, require heavy applications of 

 manure, plowed down in the fall, and com- 

 mercial fertilizer in spring. 



The real way to use this schedule is to 

 scratch off the vegetables you do not 

 like, and change the amounts to suit your 

 requirement. 



The editor asks how much time I devote 

 to the garden. An evening in winter to 

 correcting the schedule for next season; and 

 I walk through the garden three or four 

 times in spring to make sure the schedule is 

 followed. 



In using the table, it will be found a great 



help to have this checking list in which 



the items are arranged by date. 



March i. Under glass: Beets, cabbage, 



cauliflower, celery, eggplant, lettuce, 



pepper, radish, tomato. 



March 15. Under glass: Bush lima, Brus- 

 sels sprouts, cucumber, lettuce, radish, 

 squash. 



April 1. Under glass: Cauliflower, corn, 

 muskmelon, watermelon (two varieties), 

 tomato, lettuce, radish. 



Outside: Carrot, onion, peas, 

 potato, spinach. 



April 15. Under glass: Celery. 



Outside: Beans, beets, chard, 

 corn, onion (two varieties), parsley, peas, 

 parsnip, salsify, spinach, turnip, lettuce, 

 radish. 



May 1. Under glass: Brussels sprouts, 

 cabbage, cauliflower. 



Outside: Bush lima, wax beans, 

 corn (two varieties), cucumber, musk- 

 melon (three varieties), watermelon (two 

 varieties), peas (two varieties), potatoes, 

 spinach (two varieties), lettuce, radish. 



May 15. Outside: Pole lima, green beans, 

 beets, corn, kale, peas, potatoes, pump- 

 kin, squash(f our varieties), lettuce,radish. 



June 1. Outside: Wax beans, carrots, 

 corn (two varieties), cucumber, peas, 

 spinach, lettuce, radish. 



June 15. Outside: Green beans, beets, corn 

 peas, turnip, lettuce, radish. 



July 1. Outside: Wax beans, cucumber, 

 endive, kale, peas, lettuce, radish. 



July 15. Outside: Green beans, beets, 

 corn, peas, lettuce, radish. 



August 1. Outside: Peas, lettuce, radish. 



August 15. Outside: Peas, lettuce, radish. 



September 1. Outside: Spinach, lettuce, radish. 



NAME 



VARIETY 



TIME TO PLANT 



QUANTITY 



DIRECTIONS 



Bush Lima Beans 



Burpee Improved 



March 15 under glass 

 May 1 outside 



30 pots 



100 foot row 



Tender. Set out in May 

 2 inches deep 

 Rows 2 feet apart 



Pole Lima Beans 



King of Garden 



May 15 outside 

 Ready in 10 weeks 



50 hills 



Tender 



2 inches deep 



Hills 4 feet apart 



Pinch off at 6 feet high 



1 pint seed to 50 hills 



String Beans 



Bountiful 

 Hodson Wax 

 Bountiful 

 Hodson Wax 

 Bountiful 

 Hodson Wax 

 Bountiful 



April 15, outside 

 May 1 outside 

 May 15 outside 

 June 1 outside 

 • June 15 outside 

 July 1 outside 

 July 15 outside 

 Ready in 6 weeks 



75 feet 

 50 feet 

 75 feet 

 50 feet 

 75 feet 

 50 feet 

 75 feet 



Tender 



2 inches deep 



6 inches apart in row 



Rows 2 feet apart 



1 pint seed to 75-foot row 



Beets 



Eclipse 

 Crimson Globe 



March i, under glass 

 April 15, outside 

 May 15 outside 

 June 15 outside 

 July 15 outside 

 Ready in 0. weeks 



100 feet 

 100 feet 

 100 feet 

 100 feet 

 100 feet 



(Transplant outside in April). 



1 inch deep 



6 inches apart in row 



Rows 2 feet apart 



Soak seed over night 



1 oz. seed to 50 feet 



Winter in sand or pits 



Hardy 



Brussells Sprouts 



L. I. Half Dwarf * 



March 15, under glass 

 May 1, under glass 

 Ready in 20 weeks 



Transplant to garden 

 100 early 

 250 late 



\ inch deep 



1 foot apart in row 



Rows 2 feet apart 



1 oz. seed to 1500 plants 



Hang in cellar for winter 





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